Dylan had four days of birthday fun. We took the boys to Funderland on Thursday, Dylan's actual birthday, after Brandon got out of school. Talk about the perfect time to go. They had the whole place to themselves almost the entire time we were there. They went on ride after ride after ride, never getting bored. How is that possible??? Owen even got to go on a couple. He's got a thing for trains, so he really enjoyed the train ride. (Actually I think he enjoyed watching the train more than riding it.) He even got to ride the little cars that you "drive". Look of shock on his face when the car started to move was hilarious! He was looking around like he was thinking, "Who's driving this thing???" Brandon and Dylan couldn't get enough of the rides. They must have gone on the cars and planes 5 or 6 times. They were not happy with us when we said it was time to go. We ended up deciding a pizza dinner would be perfect for Deets, and that calmed everyone down. The rest of the day was yummy pizza, and then presents and cupcakes at home. I'd say Dylan had a wonderful birthday.
Friday we took Dylan and Owen to Impossible Acres Pumpkin Patch since Brandon was going to Silverbend with his class on Halloween. We didn't want them to miss out on the pumpkin patch this year, so we made a special trip just for them. The place was packed with school kids, but we were still able have some fun. We just moved whenever anything got crowded. There were pumpkins to choose, a hay stack with a tunnel to climb, the hay maze to wander in, and animals to see/pet. The boys had the best time.
Later that night was Brandon's school's Fall Festival. Brandon and Dylan had a blast "fishing" for prizes, bouncing ping pong balls into a witches cauldron, netting for rubber ducks, throwing bean bags...the games were never ending. Every prize they won was a little trinket that they just adored because they won it. They played until they saw the snow cones and cotton candy. You could just see in their eyes they were having the best night ever.
Saturday we had dinner at my mom's house. My brother and his family were there too, so the boys got to spend the evening playing with their cousin. It's practically anything goes at my mom's house, so needless to say it was another great evening for the boys. They ran and played and went crazy until it was time to go home. At least with all the craziness comes good, hard sleeping.
Sunday morning was the BIG day: birthday party at The Bounce Spot. I don't have to tell you how excited Dylan was. All he cared about was that their friend, Gracie, from preschool and Brandon were there to play with. He wanted to spend his day playing with his two best friends. It was non-stop play until he decided he was hungry "right now." He was so focused on pizza, that he refused to sit for his group photo with his friends. We all left the bounce area a little early because Dylan was starving. It's his birthday, so he can call the shots. We ended up with a group photo at one of the tables just before cake time. Speaking of cake, he loved his. It was a Toy Story cake...sort of. They couldn't provide me with an actual Toy Story cake, so I ordered a generic "happy birthday" cake and added my own Toy Story cake toppers. Dylan LOVED it. He was so excited that he had to point out who everyone was on his cake. Present time was pretty cute, too. He kept saying, "Oo, oo, oo!" going an octave higher with each "oo." Of course, his favorites were the Toy Story presents, but he also loved the big bouncy ball. We had to take it out right there on the spot. As fun as it all was and as happy as Deets was, Russ and I were so happy when it was all done. We are TIRED!
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