More Birthday Celebrations!

So since today was Jalen's actual birthday we of course had to celebrate! With adults it may work to have the party a couple/few days before or after...or even weeks for that matter but not when you are 3. All day long we would break out in song singing Happy Birthday and he would join in singing it to himself. We had a busy day with two school events and putting together stuff for a garage sale this weekend. Since we were all over at Nana and Papa's anyway, Nana put together a wonderfully simple party and Jalen was as happy as could be! We had a BBQ, an amazing Go Diego Go cake and he got a HUGE bubble maker from Auntie Amber, a lacrosse stick (so he can keep up with the girls!), some new clothes and a new bike from Nana and Papa! Jamie and I were feeling guilty all day because we hadn't had a chance to get him a present...now I know he really doesn't know, especially when he has all these other great gifts but that's not cool to not have a birthday present for your own child! But...Daddy came through BIG TIME! He saved the present until we got home (just to make sure he knew it was from us!) and I didn't even know what he had gotten. Probably a good thing. Remember that post awhile ago about the BB gun? Remember how I mentioned I REALLY don't like guns? Well Jamie and Jalen have this thing for nerf guns. Yes I get that they are not real, they don't hurt (unless Jamie is on the other end from 3 feet away which he often is), and all boys love guns. But still...not a fan. This gun was unreal...not to mention for age 6 and older! I think it was secretly more for Jamie than Jalen and it was just a good excuse to buy it! So he gets it all put together...it comes with 30 bullets and it's basically an automatic nerf gun...it takes 6 "D" batteries if that gives you an idea of the power behind this thing! Jalen had a grin on his face and got such a kick out of pulling the trigger...he ran down to the bathroom where the girls had just gotten out of the shower and aimed and fired. They ducked down and were hiding behind the cabinets and drawers! After he got some tears out of both the girls by firing at close range he made it all worth it when he took his shirt off and let them fire all 30 bullets at this back. When he turned around he had little tiny red marks all over his back...I could not stop laughing! So i guess as long as I'm married to a big boy I have to learn to deal with all these boy toys. So Happy Birthday to my big boy...enjoy your giant nerf gun!