Porter's #8 Birthday!

I ordered one of Porter's presents at the last minute so it arrived at about noon on his birthday. We usually open presents first thing in the morning. But, because of this small dilemma, he needed to wait until after school.

He did get a grapefruit with cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

Everyone enjoying their breakfast.

My kids are all getting too old too fast:(

He then got to open his shirt.

Then his pants.

Gotta have a birthday outfit!

And some donuts.

The rest waited until after school.

As soon as he got home from school everything was set up and ready to open!

He was so excited and we only had to wait about 10 minutes for Aaron to get home.

He got some Hawaiin Punch.

Dips and Cocoa Krispy bars.

Cakesters and Vanilla Wafers.

Now for the fun stuff!

Two floatation devices that have squirt guns on them.

You can tell his smile is now genuine.

I may regret giving this....

Some Rollerblades.

Porter has been practicing on mine for about a year now.

He is super good at them.

This kid has no fear, which is kinda scary, but fun at the same time!

So excited for the BIG present-the one we waited for..

This thing is a Big Wheel for Big Kids.

Porter LOVES this present too.

Aaron put it together right away and the kids had a blast!

When the kids were all pooped out from playing in the irrigation water-that is why Porter has his swimsuit on. After school all he wanted to do for his birthday was play in the water-

O.K.!

We headed over to Pizza Factory for Dinner.....

Porter and Brayd enjoying a salad that consisted of cheese, croutons, peas and ranch.

YUM!!

The family picture.

I think we have more family pictures at P.F. than we do at our own house!

Porter-and Brayd-with the "8"

Porter LOVES cheese. So, when I asked why Aaron dumped the whole container of parmesan cheese on his pizza, his response was "It's his Birthday!"

OK!

Porter then wanted some dessert at Golden Spoon. So, we took the LONG trek out to Sunset....

Madi and Ry shared.

I had my own, that had "no flavor" said Aaron.

Hey! I gotta get my monies:)

Porter and Brayd shared.

My Baby and I!

Happy Birthday Porter, we are so glad you are in our family.

You keep life interesting!

Best Present Ever!

Brayd cannot get enough of his favorite present! He rode it all day.

Rounding the corner for the big jump!

Wow Brayd, that is big 'ol hill!

Up and over. Not a problem for him:)

I'm so happy Brayd loves this present.

Madi, Porter and Ry couldn't be happier if he would have gotten any other present!

Brayd's Birthday #4!!

It is true, my baby is 4! How did this happen. It's one thing when my older kids are growing up, but when my last one is getting older is just tugs at my heart strings. I hate it!! It is such a battle because I don't want him to act like a baby because it's not good for him, or me, or anyone around, but I still want him to stay little! Aaron brought up the fact, while I was carrying him, that when Madi was barely over one-we still lived in Ogden and we moved to St. George when she was 15 months old-I would get her out of the car and have her stay right there until I went to the other side of the car to get Porter out. She would still be standing just where I left her when I came back. However, she may, or may not be of a different breed then my boys:)

I know this is not normal, but what can I say.....

His daddy works at a motorcycle shop, there are perks!

Brayd LOVED his 4-wheeler.

With the others that were JUST as excited at Brayd!

Brayd wanted McDonald's pancakes for breakfast.

So, that is what he got!

Straight from our own kitchen:)

Aaron's mom always gave lots of presents. However, most of them contained little treats, but nonetheless, there were still lots of presents.

So, present time....

Some bubblegum and blow-pops.

Butterfingers and Take5's.

Some Crush.

Dips, Tic-Tac's and lemonade.

A mini motorcycle.

Lego's.

Last, but certainly not least, he got a remote control, in the water watercraft!

He was so excited!!

Brayd had school on his birthday, so he was off to school after the excitement of the morning. At school, his teacher made him this sweet hat!

So cute Brayd!

After school, we headed to McDonald's-the new one! It opened on Brayd's birthday! Brayd invited his best friend EVER, Cam! Along with his cousins Makayla, Carter, Hailee, Bentley and Brenden. Heather, Joanna, Jason, Bud and Moss joined also.

Of Course Ry was there too!

Being the good protective big brother that he is.

Cam and Brayd!

When we had our 2 hour fill of McDonald's we went home for a breather and so Brayd could try out his 4-wheeler. We were then off to get Aaron from work so we could have some more fun.

I just have to say how thankful I am for the knowledge of my 5 year old! Brayd couldn't get the 4-wheeler to turn on so Ry stepped in, turned on the choke and got it running for him! I love that I have capable boys. You know Ry was proud as a peacock as he walked away from getting it started with his chest puffed out!

Cute Boy!

We went to Pizza Factory for dinner.

We got some yummy breadsticks!

Our "Birthday Family Picture"

Gotta have one every year!

Brayd's "4"

Dinner was delicious! We then went to play Laser Tag. It is the kids new favorite thing. Too bad it's so dang expensive for about 10 minutes of fun! After the fun we went to 25th Main to get a cupcake...

They enjoyed them very much.

We didn't wast any!

Aaron had a soccer game this night so we were off to it next...

Porter warming up as the goalie.

There's Brayd!

Aaron getting his warm-ups in.

So cute!

The kids all decided they were hungry again....

Good thing we saved the leftover pizza!

Brayd is STILL hungry!

While we were out I needed to run to Walgreens.

Well, Brayd loved this motorcycle...

Cute Boy!

Another picture.

Thanks for the picture Brayd!

The game was fun! They lost, and Aaron hurt his foot, but it was still fun.

When we finally got home at 10:00 there was a package for Brayd from Grandpa and Grandma Smith and a card from Great Grandpa and Grandma Payne.

All the stuff from the Smith's.

The gum and 2 dollars from the Payne's.

I hope Brayd's birthday was as fun for him as it was for me. We stayed VERY busy and had a lot of fun family time!

I love you Brayd,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!