Oakley's 3 year update

I can't believe my baby boy is three years old! It seems like yesterday that he was Lakelyn's size...where does the time go?!?! Jason and I left the girls at Nana and Papaw's Sunday night so that we could go take Oakley's pictures. Usually he hates pictures, but he was so excited to be the only one with Mommy and Daddy that he didn't even care! It really reminds me of how important it is to always take the time to have one on one time with each of my children. He had a blast and so did Mommy and Daddy. Oaks has such a sweet heart and it is moments when it is just me and him that it really shines through!

So here is what Oakley is up to at 3 years old:
~He can be quite mischievous! Maybe this is just a boy thing, but he gets into more stuff than Avery ever did! He pulls out more toys, destroys my house in 3 seconds flat, and always trying to mess with things that he is not suppose to. It is impossible to clean house when he is at home!
~He still wakes up 2 to 3 times a night most nights...I am beginning to think that he will NEVER sleep through the night. Lakelyn honestly sleeps better than he does!
~He LOVES to play with his big sister. Their new favorite game to play together is hide and seek. It is so cute to watch him hide his eyes and count when it is his turn to be "it."
~He can count all the way to 20 but will rarely do it when I ask him too! You have to catch him doing it when he is sitting by himself and he doesn't know you are listening.
~He LOVES his little sister. He makes sure to kiss Lakelyn every morning and evening before he goes to bed. He calls her "baby baby" in the cutest little voice I have ever heard.
~He is quite the little country boy! He loves bulls, trucks, wagons, 4-wheelers, tractors and going to the tobacco patch with Daddy. The other day Great Papaw let him help drive the tractor while they were loading the tobacco and he thought that was the greatest thing. He already tells me he is going to be a farmer like Daddy and Papaw...and I always tell him that is fine, but you have to go to college first! ;)
~He also loves dump trucks, backhoes, trackhoes and any other big machinery. Jason took him to work the other day and let him ride on some of the big equipment. Oaks loved every minute of it.
~Trains are also another one of his favorite things! The other day we were in Glendale and we let him play on the little train that is across the tracks from the Whistle Stop. He had a blast! That night as we were putting him to bed he told Jason, "Thank you for taking me to the fake train today Daddy."
~He also has the most tender heart. One minute he is bouncing around, being an rambunctious little boy and 2 seconds later, out of the blue, he will come give me a big hug and kiss and say, "I love you mama." It melts my heart every time!
~Oaks is also our cuddly one. He still loves for Jason and I to hold him and lay with him. If one of us is laying on the couch he will climb right up there with us just to cuddle.
~When he is sleepy he runs his fingers though his blanket. Jason's mom says Jason use to do the same thing as a little boy.
~When he get's in trouble he cries for Papaw or Papa. I have never seen a little boy so crazy about his Papaw and Papa!
~When he doesn't get his way he throws the biggest tantrums that I have ever seen!
~His favorite animal is a shark (at the moment.)
~He can't wait to play baseball and talks about all the time!
~His favorite word to use is actually and he uses it all the time!
~He always says the funniest things...the other day he pointed at Lakelyn's bellybutton and wanted to know where her "root" went. Try explaining an umbilical cord to a 3 year old!
~He has such a sweet tooth...he loves candy, pudding, cake...just about anything sweet! However, he is also a great eater. He loves tomatoes, broccoli and green beans and will eat about anything I make.
~And last but not least he loves Allie Link! He talks about her all the time and will tell you that she is his girlfriend!