Happy 8th, Milkshake!

Brett's birthday always falls right around Memorial Day weekend, which is a blessing and a curse all at once. It is a blessing because it is usually a fun, laid back, long weekend full of birthday fun for my sweet, sarcastic, funny, inquisitive, not-so-little man, but also a curse because people tend to head out of town. This year, Brett wanted to invite a few friends over for a fire pit party and to spend the night (his first sleep over). We got lucky and the three friends he wanted to invite were in town for the weekend! Hooray! 

We started with morning prayer on Friday morning.  They call up all of the birthday kids for the WHOLE weekend, which sometimes takes a little while, but is still a fun way to recognize all of the kids.  Brett is still the only kid in the whole school with that birthday.  There was a little girl who would've been a year older than Brett whose birthday is that day.  She passed away a few years ago, but the school always says a little prayer for her that day as well.  While I did not know this little girl, and I only know of her family in passing, it seems like she had the personality to light up the room, and I see that in Brett.  I can't help but to think of Faith and her family on Brett's birthday.

After morning prayer, we brought donuts from Daylight Donuts (yay for peanut product free) and took them to Brett's class for snack that day.  The kids were wound up already, and then we gave them sugar. I'm sure his teachers love us :)

After school, we headed to Frankie's fun park with Grandma and Grandpa (Todd's parents) for mini golf and some games.  As you can see from the pictures below, it's safe to say that Brett had a GREAT birthday!  Happy 8th sweet milkshake!

Running up for his birthday pencil at morning prayer

Brett's classmates, welcoming him back with high fives

Todd and I got donuts from Daylight Donuts and brought them in for his class.  Brett LOVES it when they all sing Happy Birthday to him.

After school, we went to Frankie's for Miniature Golf and more games

Kate celebrating her hole in one!

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They even had a pirate ship - ARGH!

Celebrating 8 at hole no. 8

Boys will be boys

Grandma and Grandpa joined us too!

Brett spotted the Transformers game as soon as we walked in the door... he could not WAIT to finish playing mini golf to go checkout the game!

Concentrating hard - I'm not sure which boy enjoyed it more

Air hockey champ

Birthday cake, courtesy of Pinterest (I might have an addiction... just might)

We went to Dos Taquitos with all of the family

Blowing out the candles

Brett had 3 friends over to roast marshmallows and play outside.  One of the boys even stayed over to spend the night (first sleep over for both of them)

Kater potater was a good sport with all the boys there

S'more for me!  (That's what her shirt says!)

B and B - double trouble since preschool

B's sweet friend, Max, from school and Bridges (after school program)

This just looks like trouble...

Kate was cold... did I mention it was the end of May in NC?  It was gorgeous and 75 degrees that day :)

I love these pics of Todd and Kate

A girl and her daddy

Love this little group of friends - such sweet boys from such sweet families

Really glad it worked out over a holiday weekend :)

Mr. Fix It to the rescue