Happy 3rd Birthday, Brett!!!

Brett's birthDAY was more like birthWEEK at our house. His actual birthday was on Sunday, but I had to work all weekend, so I had already decided a long time ago that we weren't doing a big birthday party this year like we have in years past. Instead, Todd and I decided that we'd take the kids to the zoo and then get one BIG present for the two of them as sort of a joint birthday present. More on that later...

In the mean time, enjoy the birthday present opening pictures!



Basketball goal from Grandma & Grandpa



Yo Gabba Gabba people from the Noggin show that our kids are addicted to



You can't tell from the picture, but there is a new big Tow Mater in his right hand and he's jumping up and down because he is SUPER excited over the $3 present from Daddy!



He insisted on a train birthday cake, so that's what he got! He only eats the M&M's off the top and throws the rest away



New Playdough tools and stuff from Auntie Erin & Uncle Jeff



Kate was getting into the presents and disrupting, so Memere & Poppy let her look in the bucket of Playdough stuff



A happy boy in his new Cubs hat!



We love this kid SOOOOO much! Happy 3rd birthday, Brett!

Now THIS is their big present, to be installed in our back yard on June 12!!!



Ours isn't the exact same, but it's pretty close. We'll have a straight green slide instead of the funky wavy yellow slide, and we'll have one regular swing, one toddler swing, and one glider swing. The cool thing about Woodplay is that you can go back and add on all sorts of cool things as the kids get older, so we can get them new stuff for birthdays, Christmas presents, etc. The best part, now I don't have to put them in the stroller or the car just to go play on a slide and some swings! Yay!