Brenden is 6!

My sweet Brenden turned 6 on February 1st. Brenden often gets lumped together with Jake that sometimes we have take a step back and remind ourselves that Brenden is only 6. And then I say "Only 6???? Where did the time go?" He amazes me so much. He has an INCREDIBLE imagination and will tell you all about his stories if you let him. He is learning to read in Kindergarten and loving it. He is always asking me what a word is or asks how to spell a word and is always proud when he sees a "heart" word and can tell me. He is my sweet little man and he's growing up....(sniff, sniff)

Things were pretty low key for Brenden's birthday as well. He got start his celebration early by going to lunch and then shopping with my mom two days before. They both had a great time together. They went to Max and Erma's for lunch so Brenden could do the make your own sundae bar. After, it was off to the mall for new shoes and the LEGO Store. He got new Star Wars shoes that light up either red or green when you walk. And at the LEGO store he bought 2 Star Wars kits, one that he bought with a gift card he got from our neighbors and the other was his gift from my mom.

On his actual Birthday he had school in the morning where he took Avengers pens to give out to his class - no more bringing in treats for Birthdays at school. When he got home from school Jake and Chris were still gone so he had to patiently wait to do presents. Everyone was home by 5pm when we did presents, had pizza, and finished off with cake. He got lots more LEGOS and told me it was the best day :)

The day after he got to continue the celebration by having 5 friends over for a small birthday party. His friends were over from 3 to 6pm. They were all very well behaved and had fun playing with the wii and LEGOS and then enjoyed pizza and cake - that's right, Brenden who doesn't like pizza wanted it two days in a row. Brenden had a great time and it was really nice to see him play with all of his friends and be the center of attention. He proclaimed it another great day!

And now we get a break around here. In 40 days we had Christmas, New Years, Miles's Birth, Chris's parents visit, my Mom visit, my Dad visit, a trip to Michigan, Jake's Birthday and Party, and Brenden's Birthday and Party......I'm officially exhausted! 6 months until Rylan's birthday should be enough time to recover :)

 What he picked out with my Mom

 The Cake

 Self Portrait for school :)