Jackson is Three

Weekend of Birthday Fun

For Jackson's third birthday we decided to take advantage of the wonderful white winter weather. A day of sledding and fun was the plan.

Enjoy the photos of our adventures on our way to three....

Wintery (not Christmas) cupcakes for munching after a hard day on the hills.

One of three rides down the hill for our ill little guy.

He wasn't feeling so well in the morning and he persevered through the bus ride to the mountain, then literally couldn't hold it in any longer, poor Uncle Spencer, and he got sick. Pink snow is not a lovely colour when it's homemade. But don't worry, once we were home with all the friends and had a little food, he was up and about and totally tearing around the house with the rest of our guests. You would never have known we was just sick a few hours before.

A look at all the assorted snow riding selections.

Keeping warm, enjoying snacks and hitting the hills = fun, fun, fun!

Great day to go sledding!

The birthday celebrations continued into the 19th, Jackson's actual birth date.

Our Cars fanatic requested, 'A red car cake with a smile.' AKA McQueen.

This is my first attempt at a fondant cake. I made the fondant myself from a marshmallow fondant recipe. Then made a chocolate cake with chocolate filling. Not as easy as the webpage suggested, but totally worth it when Jackson saw it the next morning.

He was impressed that it looked like McQueen but was very quick to point out the missing tail lights and stripes. What can I say, my kid is a stickler for details....

(The outside looks really white due to the powdered sugar needed to shape the cake. It eventually absorbed into the fondant.)

Still can't believe we have a three year old!

Happy Birthday Jackson!