Marshall is 3!

Dear Marshall aka Marshy (which you informed us you would like to be called),
Happy Birthday little man!!!!!!!  The big 3!  It seems like just yesterday we brought you home from the hospital and we're struggling to get through all the crying and screaming....man colic was a bear....but we did it....and I am pretty sure that you got it ALL out then....because you are a pretty happy, go lucky little guy these days!  Even though you are stubborn at times and quite the dennis the menace, you are a pretty easy going kiddo.
Your big, blue eyes are as big as your heart....and they are always smiling or up to trouble! You have a heart of gold and boy, is it huge!  You are the first to tell us if your brother or sister needs something and you always jump in and offer to give them things or help when needed....you give the biggest hugs and kisses and cuddles....you are great at knuckles, fists and cut the pickle.  You no longer stick out your lip...but for a while there, you really tried to work that pouty lip, and we would say...Marshall put your lip away...and you would!  You love love love Brayden and want to do EVERYTHING that he does and you are so sweet with Haddie (unless of course she takes something of yours, or has something you want).  You love to be outside....and you have become a rockstar scooter rider lately.  You seem to be into sports...although, I do not think that soccer is your favorite activity at the moment, but you really seemed to love martial arts.
You love to eat.....and will eat pretty much anything...you love cheese, guacamole, broccoli....tonight you told me for your birthday dinner you would like noodles with cheese and guac....sounds terrible...we will see what we come up with tomorrow.  And man on man...do you love milk!!!
You love playing in the sandbox with your trucks and diggers...you LOVE big trucks---and you love watching Mighty Machines.  Firetrucks, garbage trucks, diggers....if it is big and has wheels you are all about it!  And of course, you still love Thomas!
Back to being Dennis the Menace...your daddy's nickname was the piss-cutter....and boy can you be one at times!  We will tell you not to do something, you will look at us with those big blue eyes and do it....and have no regrets.  At bedtime, you are in and out of bed, yelling and turning on the lights....you stay awake for a least an hour creating chaos while Brayden is sawing logs.  You also are quite the destroyer and toy dumper...you love to knock over and break Brayden's legos and hear him scream.  You love to dump bins and bins of toys all over the house with no intention of playing with them or cleaning them up.  You are like a little tornado!
But when it comes to one word to best describe you Marshall it would be compassionate.....that is what you are....you are our little lover who loves to snuggle, and be loved on.  You love to hug and be close.  Even though you and Brayden fight like enemies...you are best friends, who love one another so much and I cannot wait to see that friendship grow and unfold as time goes on.  You know what to say to me, when you can tell I'm upset or you want your way.....and when you tell me I am pretty or look like a princess it works almost 99% of the time!  You always want to comfort those who need it and you are good at it.  You are good at sharing and maybe is because you know no different, but I also think that is just engrained in you.  You are going to be quite the ladies man...I already know....and I am sure that we will have our hands full with you and all your girl friends as well as all your class clown antics!  The teachers at school just LOVE you....as do all your babysitters...they just fall in love with your sweet loving personality and the eyes get them every time! Thanks for being such a loving sweet happy boy and always keeping us on our toes!  I love you Marshall!!!!!!  Can't wait to celebrate three with you tomorrow!!!!  Love, Mom