Brandon's birthday fell on a Saturday this year. I decided to do a real birthday party with all of his friends as I haven't actually hosted one of those yet. I booked a Bouncy Castle venue at the Cochrane Sawmill Lake Family Recreation Center for 11:00am. Brandon's little friend Kahlan has her birthday on Nov 5th and her Mom asked if we could do a "joint" birthday party. I thought this was a great idea considering Brandon and Kahlan have the same friends and honestly, birthday parties are bloody expensive so I was grateful for the financial help.
We landed on a "Mickey and Minney Mouse" theme and after the kids jumped in the private bouncy castle room for an hour, we headed upstairs to the party room for lunch. The kids chowed down on sandwiches, fruit and veggies followed by (the much coveted) birthday cupcakes.
Both Brandon and Kahlan had a great time so I would consider my first kids birthday party a success! Thank goodness it was only two hours total because I was exhausted when it was over.
After the party we went home to relax, open birthday presents and spend time as a family. Some of Brandon's favourite gifts included a Mack truck that could store all of his Hot Wheels cars, a Spiderman action figurine, a puzzle of Lightning McQueen and a "Cars" tent for his bed. He was also spoiled with books, clothes, stickers and toy cars. This year Brandon really enjoyed opening presents and had tons of fun just ripping the paper off the packages.
As he played with his new toys, I felt blessed by the wonderful friends we have and how lucky we are that we could spend his third birthday with them. I hope all little boys have the same kind of sweet friends that Brandon is fortunate enough to have.
Speaking of Brandon (who else?), on his third birthday he was just over three feet tall. He weighs about 32 lbs and has a very full head of soft brown hair. He's lost all his baby fat and has leaned out quite a bit. He talks non-stop about everything and nothing. He loves cars, monster trucks, quads, "Angry Birds", "Cars", "Cars 2" and the"Hi-Pad". He eats fairly well for a toddler. You never know what he's going to like from one day to the next but he always seems to like cheese sandwiches, pickles, broccoli, ham, crackers, yoghurt and cookies. He still gets milk when he wakes up and again before he goes to bed. He loves the cats but especially Finch. He likes to play outside, swim, ride his bike and jump in bouncy castles. He's very social and his best friend in the whole world is Dakota.
His manners are good and he'll almost always give you a hug and a kiss when you ask for one. He likes to go to the zoo and to the Science Center. He can be a bit shy in new situations but give him some time to warm up and he'll eventually get in there with the best of them. He laughs often and it's very contagious. Admittedly he's very cute and he stops old ladies in their tracks. He is, in every way, the light of our lives :-)
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