Brandon Is SEVEN!

Wow! My little man turned seven on May 12th! This year, instead of having a traditional "friends party," we decided to celebrate for a full week. Each day, for seven days, Brandon got to pick out a small toy. This was an absolute blast for him! On Wednesday, his actual birthday, I made cupcakes to bring to school. In keeping with the DOG theme he picked, I made a Chihuahua cupcake for him, and all his classmates got the "dog bones!"

Here are some of his friends! Such cute little kids!





After the singing and cupcakes, I took London and Brandon out for birthday lunch at "Pick-Up Stix." (Brandon's choice of course!)
After school his Nana took him shopping and he got some awesome things! We went out to dinner later that night so Brandon could get a French Dip- his absolute favorite thing to eat! He also opened gifts from Nana there. That goofy face means "I LOVE THIS!!"
At the restaurant he got his own slice of chocolate cake.
Throughout the week, Brandon got some wonderful gifts in the mail! He recieved a whole package of goodies from his Uncle John and Aunt Julie, then a DSI game from Grandma Judy and $$ from his other Nana. ;)
To wrap up the week of celebration, we had a family party on Saturday. Tie-Tie wanted to help celebrate!

The cousins got to decorate shirts. After Brandon finished his Pokemon masterpiece, he wore it for two days straight! I could not get him to take it off!

The cake was just what Brandon wanted! He loved it so much. He kept opening the fridge and looking at it! He did NOT want us to cut and eat it! Ha!


Brandon, Happy Birthday! I cannot believe that you are seven. The time has seriously flown by. I love you so super much.

Fish Fossil

In school they have been learning a ton about dinosaurs. The other day they did a super fun project- they got to recreate a "fish fossil!" First, they painted the fish with brown paint, then they took paper and placed in on top of the fish to make a print.

It turned out really neat! I told Brandon a few days before that they were going to be doing this project and he got all worried about the smell. I reassured him that it would be fine and would not stink too much. When he was done he said, "It barely stunk at all mom!"

Authors Day and a fun weekend!

I was lucky enough to be substitute teaching at Brandon's school on Authors Day this year. The wonderful Mrs. K arranged it so that he could come to my classroom and share his masterpiece. It was awesome to see him read his "Are You Smarter Than a First Grader?" book with such confidence. :) It was a great day for both of us!
Amanda and Oliver came to visit us over the weekend. It was so much fun to see them and just hang out at the beach. We got lots of sun and ate WAY too much! Here are the boys at Cafe Rio...the BEST food EVER!
We went over to Balboa Island and did some walking, shopping and eating. :)
For the very first time in his life, Brandon allowed someone to bury him in the sand. He is funny about getting sand all over him, (he hates it) and would normally never want to be in it up to his neck...but for some reason (I think it was Oliver's example) he was ready and had a blast! We had such a wonderful weekend! Thanks Amanda!

Peeps and Easter Morning

We had fun with PEEPS this year. Putting them in the microwave and watching them get huge is awesome! Eating them is ever better. :)

I made some little treat bags for the teachers at Brandon's school. That school is just FULL of wonderful staff!
Some treats for Brandon's classmates.
This year we tried something a little different. We tie-dyed our eggs and it was so much fun! Brandon did a great job!

On Easter morning, Brandon went straight for the edible grass! It was so funny how there were all of these goodies and surprises on the table, but the very first thing he said when he saw his Easter basket was, "Oh cool! Edible grass!"

Finding eggs. The bunny was very tricky this year and Brandon asked me to help him find the rest of the eggs. It was a great morning. The rest of our day was filled with conference, tons of family and food! So perfect.

those eyes...

are my favorite.

Egg Hunt!

The WONDERFUL Mrs. K had her annual Easter Egg Hunt this morning and we were lucky enough to get invited again! It was so much fun! This is a picture of Brandon last Easter...

and this is Brandon now. Same hair, different teeth. Gotta love those "daddy teeth." ;)London and Lily were able to come too! That made the morning extra special!


This is Brandon last year with the bunny...
and here he is today. Still a cute boy, but a much MUCH cuter bunny this year don't ya think?!


Once again, last year (Brandon and Jacob)...
and this year. Still such great friends! Thank you for the super fun morning Mrs. K! We love you!