A Pirate Themed Nerftastic 7th Birthday

Carson had a blast turning seven today.  Five Nerf guns (which he LOVES as do Ben & Gavin), Legos, games, clothes, $$.  Such a lucky boy!

We celebrated with family and friends from school, the neighborhood, and his friends since birth.  Pretty sure a fun time was had by all.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Gavin & Ben showing their cat tails.

The Cat in the Hat is one of our favorite movies and the boys love reading Dr. Seuss stories.  My friend, Kelly, made these hats for the boys two years ago and they love to put them on every now and then.  They were all excited to wear these in celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday today, although none of them wore the hats at school, just around the house beforehand.  I, however, wore my hat all day today!  I subbed in 4th grade and the students seemed to enjoy that I dressed up for the occasion. 

Grandma Michelle's Birthday Celebration

My mom's birthday isn't until the 18th, but with my brother visiting, we thought it would be nice to celebrate together this weekend.  My sister, Corrine, brought an ice cream cake and gift, I brought flowers and a singing card, and Brad got her a new Toshiba camcorder.  Which present do you think she liked best!?  We had a fun time celebrating her big _-0!  ;)  (And Ben's regift of Grandma's pillow from off her chair was a hit as well.)

Happy Birthday, Mom!  I love you!

Build-A-Bear

Ben and Gavin received Build-A-Bear gift certificates for their birthday, so we took them to the mall for some bear making fun!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Our new slide!

For my brothers' third birthday, Grandma & Grandpa J. got my brothers a slide for our backyard! "It is so cool. I am not kidding you." I was so excited about it that I couldn't sleep, so Mommy and Daddy let me go down it one the ballisters were on. The coolest thing is that we can see out into the field behind our house now and watch the cars on the freeway. (Yes, that is Gavin in the training undies. He tends to take his clothes off as soon as he steps outside. It's his "thing." It's what he does.

Daddy's 35th Birthday

For Daddy's birthday, we attempted a dinner out at Old Spaghetti Factory. Since we arrived half an hour before it opened, we went to a nearby park to play first. I found this cool twirly thing and Ben went down the BIG slide over and over. (Which is great because he would always turn around to go back down the stairs until today!)

All three of us did a pretty good job sitting still during dinner, but my brothers started to lose it toward the end. (And our waitress was pretty quick, too.) Mommy had to take Gavin out during ice cream time because he started screaming. None of us wanted our macaroni & cheese, Ben only ate the apple sauce and played with his milk cup, and Gavin only drank a little milk. I loved the bread! I ate my applesauce and some mac & cheese so I could get ice cream. After this outing, Mommy and Daddy decided that it will be another few months before they are willing to take my brothers out again. I did so well that they said we can go out, just the three of us! I can't wait! Maybe I'll earn it soon . . .

Goompa's B-day and the Farm

Aunt Corrine and Cousin Zoey rode with us to meet up with Grandma Michelle at a farm before heading to their house to celebrate Grandpa Jack's birthday. My brothers and Zoey fed a goat, we ran around a fort, and played in the cool playground. (Mommy thinks the rock stairs would be a great addition to our backyard.;) It was sooo cold, but at least it didn't rain while we were there.

That's Gavin sound asleep in the chair. Ben and Gavin both fell asleep on the ride home, while Zoey talked and talked with Carson in the far back. It was a long morning/afternoon, full of fun!