How many parties does a 3 year old need?

This year, Ryan got 2.  He has the unfortunate or fortunate dilemma of having a birthday right around Father's Day.  This year, it was the day after.  Normally we would've had a party the saturday before, but I had the incredible opportunity to meet up with my sister for a night.  That might not seem that extraordinary to you, but she has 7 kids and is in the military so they travel around a lot.  And finding someone to watch the kids, well, you know, isn't that easy.  So, we decided to have a family party on Ryan's birthday and then a party at the park the following saturday.  I'm a firm believer of doing something to officially celebrate on one's birth day. 

So, Alex made an extraordinary cake (his best yet) and we celebrated Ryan's 3rd birthday and Pop Pop Kalman's birthday also.  Pop Pop's bday is the day after Ryan.  We didn't want to get caked out, so we joined them together.

Anyways, it was fun and Ryan really enjoyed receiving gifts. Although, we'll have to work on the "No, it's mine! It's my Birfday!"