on the saturday before he turned three, we threw a birthday party for our moses! a good chunk of our friends were out of town (summer is so crazy for everyone, i think especially as ex-pats because so many go home to the usa for a bit of summer!), but i actually loved the smaller group. it was just a pretty casual gathering, but lots of fun with balloon animals, a piñata, and ice lollies. it was wonderful to celebrate our little mo in our garden on a pretty summer day.

 
so grateful for these sweet friends!

moses with a chocolate ice cream mustache and his favourite among the fun animal “walking balloons.” // gabriel also had a blast at the party – not sure how he missed the picture with all the kids!
 
some balloon animal races!:

 

our three-year-old moses is exuberance personified. he is full of life and light and joy.  he is clever and funny and curious. he’s as boisterous as they come, so being his parent can be exhausting, but we wouldn’t trade in an ounce of his zest for anything. we love him like crazy!

{moses’s first birthday party here; moses’s second birthday party here}