Jacoby's Birthday Party

We had such a fun birthday party for Jacoby today. We met our friends at the fire station for a tour which all of the kids seemed to really enjoy. The fireman gave a great tour and we learned a lot about the trucks, all of the different equipment, and how the fire department runs (most of us were jealous that their kitchen is nicer than ours!). The kids enjoyed sitting in the trucks and ambulance, and they even got to ring the bell on one of the trucks. The fireman did fire up the big engine and it was super noisy, so they weren't as crazy about that part but were quite fascinated with being able to touch and interact with these big, shiny trucks. The fire station was really cool and a great way to start off our party for Jacoby. He was quite proud that the fireman knew he was turning three, and he also wore his fireman jacket because he was sure that the fireman would really want to see it. (:

We came back to Jacoby's house and made pizzas for lunch. The kiddos enjoyed eating their projects along with "flame" jello. Next came the big sing-a-long and Jacoby blew out all three candles on his cake like a pro. We decided to make a non-traditional birthday treat for our non-cake eating birthday boy, so I made monkey bread (his favorite food ever) and topped it with a mini fire engine, two fireman, and three candles. It was a hit and enjoyed by all. We gave our friends fireman hats, firetruck cookies, and firetruck tattoos for the party favors.

Jacoby got a couple of really neat gifts from his friends. He also got a cool firetruck from Morgan (I actually rescued it from the thrift store and then promptly forgot that I had stashed it in the basement almost a year ago!), a great race track from Grandmanette & Grandpa Michael, and a fire station from Mommy & Daddy. His cousins Des and Jax sent a fun firetruck fort that the kids enjoyed at the party as well. It was a great celebration!