Braedyn's Big Birthday Bash!

Saturday we had Braedyn's 3rd birthday party. Theme: CRAYOLA.

I think the kids all had a great time because they were an absolute mess. The proven theory, I believe, is that a child's fun is directly and proportionately related to how much of a mess they made.

Thanks to dad for collecting glass doors and for setting up the great fingerpainting station. The kids had a blast with that!!

There was also coloring, sand, and bubbles!

Braedyn loved his crayon cake and the colored icing on the cupcakes contributed a little more to some colorful faces.

Each child received their own personalized paint shirt and colorful goodie bag!

Braedyn's birthday loot was everything he could have hoped for; from Ironman and Batman to Taters of the Lost Ark

and a voice changing Optimus Prime helmet with which everyone took a turn (especially all the dads!).

Thanks to Grandma Bera and Papa Albert for the transforming Bumblebee car. He was so excited to see that!!!

One of his most immediately played with gifts was a Pirates of the Caribbean birthday card that played the theme music when he opened it. As you know, he is a theme music kind of guy. He ran around the rest of the party opening and closing the card, providing his own background music to his birthday adventures. The potato head also plays Indiana Jones theme music when you press his hat. He loved that as well!!

Sadly, most of the pictures are not my own. I had used my camera the whole day, only to realize that night that the memory card was not in there. So, thanks to Sara and Susan for taking great pictures and to mom for getting video of the celebration!!

For the rest of the birthday pics, click here or visit Sara's slideshow

And if you need any more proof that the boy partied hard, well, here is what the next day looked like:

From early morning to late afternoon, he was either in the bathroom or lying lifeless on his bed, my bed, the couch or the living room floor. It was so pathetic. The poor boy couldn't even play with all his new toys. He didn't have any other symptoms and by the evening was feeling fine.

Monday he was full force again!