The Doehne Family: Brady's Birthday Extravaganza

FIVE! My little guy is turning five years old. At this age, I would describe Brady as not only tough and athletic, but very funny, affectionate, sensitive and thoughtful. He still has his infectious giggle that can brighten anyone's day and he will do just about anything for a laugh. I am in awe of his creativity and imagination and hope that it is something that he will never lose. He LOVES Legos, garbage trucks, all sports (but especially baseball and football) and is a good little student (except for the times when he is not listening and talking - which is another thing he is especially good at.) His energy is unmatched although he is always up for a snuggle (with his Lovies and pillow pet, of course)! If I go out, he is often the first one to meet me when I walk in the door, usually with a smile, hands reached out for a hug and generally has something to tell me. Did I mention he loves to talk? :)

Brady's Birthday Extravaganza was a 3 day celebration. It actually started a few days before for Josh and I when we started working on his birthday cake. In keeping with his love of garbage trucks, he decided he wanted a garbage truck birthday cake. In the month leading up to his birthday, we went on a search but we couldn't find the perfect cake so we decided to make one. For our first attempt at using fondant, I think we did pretty good and it actually tasted decent too. The birthday boy loved it so apparently we did alright :)

DAY ONE (March 8th)

Instead of having a big birthday party, Brady opted to spend the day with family and his best friend Chase. We started at his favorite restaurant, BurgerMaster - a greasy but yummy drive-up where you eat in your car. It's a big hit!

Next we went to the Family Fun Center. The kids had a blast playing on all the rides! Unfortunately it was pouring on the day we went so we couldn't enjoy the outside attractions but there was still plenty of fun inside.

This was their favorite and they went on it 5 or 6 times. I thought for sure someone would end up sick!

Meanwhile, Nattie was busy on a slide. I love watching her watch all the other kids :)

Next we headed back home for presents, pizza and cake with the rest of the Worsley clan.

Brady's new Seahawks hat!

DAY TWO (March 9th)

Brady's Actual Birthday

Good morning Birthday Boy!

After a quick breakfast we headed off for swim lessons.

Next we stopped by another one of Brady's favorites - Dickey's BBQ. His favorite thing on the menu is fried okra; however when eating it, he takes off the fried breading and just eats the okra. The second best thing is the free soft serve ice cream.

Today we had some serious giggles while eating our dessert :)

Then it was back home to hang out for the afternoon and open family presents!

While we had a few minutes of sunshine, we ran outside for quick game of catch with Dad.

Then it was back to business as the lego makin' began!

To end the night, B decided he wanted dessert at DQ. He wanted an banana split but they were out of bananas (seriously??!??) so he opted for a waffle cone sundae.