Brady's 4th Birthday Party

We decided to have a dinosaur theme for Brady's 4th birthday party. When Brady and I were looking at different cakes on the internet, he saw one with a volcano on it and said that was what he wanted. I did my best to copy the picture. It was very fun to make (it is actually 2 cakes, one was baked in a glass cooking bowl). The rocks were crushed cookies and hard candies.

We were going to just have a family party but we ended up inviting some families from our neighborhood. Brady wanted a pinata but we couldn't find a dinosaur one at the store. A strawberry was close enough (who really cares what it looks like anyway, its the candy inside that counts)!

My niece Kate is rocking her sun glasses!

The big gift from us was a bike. His first bike! You can see that Jarin was a little unsure about his big brother getting one and not him. We can't get two of everything! Brady rides his bike almost every day since getting it. He rides it in circles on our back patio. Jarin rides the 4 wheeler so he can have something to ride too!

The party was a simple pizza dinner, pinata and visiting with friends and family! It was fun to host it in our back yard. We've never had that many people over at once but the back yard had plenty of room.

Brady's 1st Trip to the Dentist

I can't believe Brady is old enough to go to the dentist! A day before he turned 4, he had his first cleaning. His dental hygienist, Lisa, was very patient with him. Brady enjoyed the attention and didn't mind getting his teeth cleaned at all. Our little guy is growing up!

Monterey

The next day of our trip was spent in Monterey/Seaside
We had dinner on Fisherman's Wharf overlooking the bay.

The boys enjoyed the beach earlier that day

When we first got there Jarin had a run-in with a wave. It knocked him down and freaked him out. He also wasn't feeling too well so he snuggled in my lap until he fell asleep and then slept for 2 hours on the beach! He looks like a baby here.

What a great trip. So nice to get away and enjoy our little family. The boys are really growing up!

Gilroy Gardens

We had a great opportunity to get away as a family to Gilroy Gardens, a little theme park for small children. It was perfect for the boys since they could ride almost all the rides!

Here they are after running underneath a waterfall. Soaking wet!

Matt and Brady pretended to be scared of how high they are on the ferris wheel

Red tongues after sharing an ICEE

Easter

End of Jan thru March Events

I haven't added photos or blogged here in awhile. The pics added backwards, oh well! So what have we been up to? LOTS of stuff but here is a short summary:

The boys are goofy as ever!

They got to go on a bike ride with our friends while they watched them for our date night.

They called it the "Rocket Ship"!
Jarin turned 2 at the end of January and we celebrated at McDonald's. It was a great family party.