What a GREAT day!

Ethan had a GREAT birthday!

He got spoiled all day. He got up early (for him-7:15) and I couldn't get him to go back to bed. I'd been up every half hour to hour with Emma cause she's not feeling very well, darn molar, so I didn't want to get up! Ethan was pretty good about heading to the family room to play computer games though. Mike got up with him too, thanks to Labor Day! I got to sleep, off and on, until 9 when Emma really woke up for the day. Thanks Mike!!

Ethan wanted pizza for lunch so we got a $5 pizza and then it had a "take a survey and get a free pizza" tag on it!

We wanted to take Ethan to the movie or to the park to play. Guess what he pickled? The park. We went to Discovery Park and it was nuts. TONS of kids! We had fun while we were there though.

Then we made the frosting for his cake

He wanted a snake cake that was blue. Mike researched and found that there really is a blue snake and this is kind of what it looks like. Orage head and tail and a light blue under side and dark blue (darker than this snake) top.

For dinner, Ethan picked corndogs and macaroni and cheese! Mmmmm. I haven't had a corndog in a while and mine was yummy. I'm glad he asked me to make my mac and cheese from scratch (I can't stand the boxed powdered cheese stuff!)

Then we had family over for presents, cake, and ice cream.

Again, Ethan was spoiled!

He got a really cool gun and cowboy hat from Jake and Mary.

This was his reaction...
when he got this
(thanks Grandma and Grandpa Herrington)
He ate an after dinner snack of Lucky Charms at my parents' house Sunday night so they thought it appropriate to get this for him

(he only eats the marshmallows)

He loved the legos we got him

And the cool Toy Story legos from Grandma and Grandpa Lott

He's been really into Scooby-Doo lately and when I saw movies for $5 at Target, I just had to get one, but I'm not sure how excited he is about it...

Emma LOVES the gun from Jake and Mary too

Somehow I dind't get a picture of the really awesome Nerf gun and darts from Kristen and her girls. But he loves it too. He's been playing with it this morning.

I also didn't think to get a picture of him and my brother who came over to say hello and happy birthday too. Thanks for coming, Bryan!!

Then it was time for cake. Ethan was so excited to blow out his candle that we were int he middle of singing when he blew it out.

What a fun day!

Thanks to everyone who helped make Ethan's birthday GREAT!!