Sterling's 3!

It was Sterling's 3rd birthday on Sunday and we had an awesome day! We started out with pancakes and eggs- sterling's favorite breakfast. But I had to get him out of the kitchen while I cooked, so he opened a present that we got in the mail from his uncle Zack, aunt Amy and cousin Blake. He liked the Nemo paper and all the fun presents inside!


Next we had his birthday party at McDonald's, his favorite restaurant. We invited all of our neighbor's that have kids Sterling's age as well as all our teammates. Almost everyone came! It was so much fun to have all our friends there. The kids all played together and had a blast while the parents all talked and got to know one another.





After the kids ate (as well as kids can eat when they are way too excited and have a bunch of friends around) they went to the outside play area. It wasn't too cold so they all just played for a long time!





After McDonald's we all went back to our apartment to let the kids play and to eat GREEN birthday cake! I made 2 cakes since we had such a big crowd, but the other was just chocolate. Thanks to Gigi for sending the birthday cake mix! The Japanese people weren't quite sure what to make of the green cake, but once they ate it they thought it was pretty good :)




After the party was over, Shu, Megumi, Taiyo and Hinako came over because they had been busy earlier in the day. They had some of the green cake. They gave Sterling a set of art supplies, but they gave it to him in a big elmo bag which he liked even more than all the crayons and markers!



After Shu and Megumi's family left, our neighbors came over to go out to dinner with us. Kimio, Kazuko and Miku gave Sterling a book to help him learn his Japanese. They said it was a good first book. Then we went to eat dinner at a Chinese restaurant.


We ended the day by talking with Grandad and Bama on skype. He opened the presents they sent for him- books!