Alex is 3

Today Alex turns 3. She has not quite figured out that she does not need to tell everyone else Happy Birthday, but that it is her day. She is excited. It is all about the party. We are going to take her to McDonald's tonight to play in the play land and then go for a ride. She loves going for a ride. Jerold and her get on the goose calls and start honking up a storm. She loves to do that though.
We are picking up the puppy on Saturday. Jerold is going to go and get while Alex is getting her eyes checked. I was informed that it could be a long day afterwards. The puppy will definitely be a good distraction. We are still trying to come up with names for the puppy. We are a little reluctant to have Alex pick out the name. The puppy will probably end up with the name of Swiper or Boots. We are not going to tell her about the puppy until Saturday after her appt. This way she will go to her appt. and be excited when she comes home.
It is a full house today. The daycare is going well. I am still looking forward to school getting back in session. I am trying some different things with the older children while the younger ones are down for naps. That seems to help with keeping everyone happy.
I should get things going for lunch. It is such a beautiful day today that we will be outside as much as possible. Burn energy burn.