For Cole, turning three was a very big deal.  There is something special about the third birthday, especially when you are the younger brother always looking on to the exciting life of the older sibling.  At two, Cole did have an awareness that it was his day and getting presents was pretty neat.  But, at three, it was very different for him.  Maybe it was witnessing countless birthday parties over the last year, especially Franny’s just past; maybe it was an inner desire of wanting to be older and bigger and be able to do more fun things he sees Franny doing; maybe it was the need of a big brother/little brother to have the complete spotlight for just one day.  Whatever it was, the look on his face all day made it extremely clear that it was very big, exciting, and wonderful.  And, for me to see that was very big, exciting, and wonderful.  He is such an incredible, special little boy, and I was so thrilled his day was everything he had anticipated, and then some.  Happy birthday Cole!