birthday number one

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.
happy birthday dear rocco, happy birthday to you!

admittedly, there are a lot of birthdays to celebrate within my immediate family! two in january, three in february, one in march, four (soon to be five) in april, two in august, one in september and one in october. that includes grandparents, kids, significant others and grandchildren! they are always a big thing in our family, and celebrated together. the first of those birthdays occurred this past friday, the thirteenth. it was my nephew rocco's third birthday! hard to believe that he is already three years old, when it seems like just yesterday he was born. he is the second grandchild in the family and a true thomas the train fan! his birthday theme for the night was dinosaurs and he was spoiled with not one, not two, but three birthday cakes! a homemade dinosaur cake,  an icecream cake and my mom's famous strawberry cake. all of which tasted fantastic! the food was delicious, the birthday boy received some great gifts and the time spent with family was always a good time. happy third birthday little buddy! much love <3