Yesterday Hattie came to spend the day with us while her mom was working. All the kids were on their best behavior, and we had a great time hanging out and playing outside. We rode bikes, made birthday crowns, danced, sang, made and ate a double batch of pancakes, and had our own backyard bike washing service. I don't like to toot my own horn or anything, but...*toot, toot!* I think I'm getting pretty good at this watching three kids thing! Of course, I was so exhausted that I wanted to crawl into bed at 7:30 myself, but that's another story lol.
Today was Hattie's actual birthday and party, and it was awesome! We've been to quite a few birthday parties in the past couple of months, but this one was by far my most favorite (of course, it was for our most favorite people too, so that might have had a little something to do with it!). I love parties where the parents can hang out, relax and chit chat while the kids run around enjoying themselves. Low stress, no time constraints, and beautiful outdoor weather = an awesome and enjoyable birthday party. We had the best time, and the kids were worn out from such a long and super fun day. Hopefully they get a good night sleep tonight, because tomorrow afternoon we're going to the circus!
We started the morning at Build-A-Bear in Arden Fair Mall
The boys both chose to build a puppy - here they're patiently waiting for their turn at the stuffing machine.
Sawyer stuffing his puppy. Sutton was a little scared of the stuffing machine noise, so he stayed back and let Mommy push the button to fill up his puppy.
Their favorite part of the build-a-bear process - "washing" their animals in the air blower sink.
The whole party with their new pals - Sutton, Luella, Hattie, Sawyer, Evan & Delaney.
Our new friends Surf Doggy Dog (Sawyer's) and Hoodie (Sutton's)
After Build-A-Bear we headed over to Arden Park for a teddy bear picnic. Holly and I decorated these cute tins last night for everyone's lunch, and she filled them with teddy bear shaped sandwiches, grapes, carrots and ranch, a juice box and goldfish crackers. The boys especially loved their teddy bear cream cheese and jelly sandwiches, and they devoured their whole lunches! I guess that all that puppy building works up an appetite!
Arden Park has some really fun toys to play in/on. Sutton is hanging out inside a bouncy rocket ship.
Sawyer called these things the "Wibble Wobbles" since they move around
They both really loved playing on the see saw, and it's sturdy enough that even the parents could get in on the fun too.
Sutton hanging out on the big angled spinning wheel. The boys also had fun hanging from the zip line that was right next to the wheel.
Nothing beats a piggy ride on Daddy though!
Taking a break in the shade with his new buddy
Present time!
We got Hat a sparkly tiara and bracelets that Sawyer picked out, a personalized Melissa & Doug opposite matching card game, and a Groovy Girl doll that you get to stuff and make, because it kind of went along with the build-it-yourself theme.
Sawyer spent most of his time inching closer and closer to Hattie and her presents, but he didn't actually try to open any of her presents for her, thank goodness! Once or twice he had to "help" her open her cards though ;)
Holly and I made these super cute cupcakes last night too. They're supposed to be teddy bears hanging out in the grass. They got a little melty while waiting to be eaten at the park, but they were still gooey deliciousness.
Sawyer was having SO much fun going as high as he possibly could on the swings. He kept telling Chris "I'm going higher than you! I'm beating you!" Big thanks to Lauren for putting all that muscle into keeping him flying high!
Mitch & Sutton hanging out in the little clubhouse. Sutton was pretending that all the bark on the table was french fries and that they were having another picnic.
After we finished up at the park we decided to stop and say hi to Gigi and Granddad for a little while. They're going on vacation next week, so we ended up staying at their house until dinner time since we won't see them for a little while, and because the boys were having such a good time playing that they didn't want to leave. My mom and I discussed all of the things we're going to do to get ready for Kari's wedding in October (sooo much work, but so much fun too! I'm excited!), and Jessi came over for awhile and we discussed bachelorette party plans too. The boys raided Granddad's Hot Wheels car stash, and they both came home with a new special car that they picked out. My parents' neighbors recently moved out, and they left a bunch of stuff in their garage up for grabs to all the neighbors, so my dad snagged a couple of really cool things for us - a copy paper box full of colored paper, labels, iron-on transfer paper, receipt books, blank cards, etc. for the boys to craft with, and the biggest prize of all....an electric guitar for the kids to jam on! Aunt Krista even let the boys borrow her amp so they can really get loud. Now they can rock out with Daddy without us worrying that they're going to destroy Mitch's nice guitar!
"I'm playing rock band!"
Mitch hooked up the amps and showed the boys how to use all of the pedals. They played their guitars for awhile, and I think the boys are hooked!
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