Brandon's 9th Birthday!

Yesterday my boy turned 9 years old! Todd woke him up around 7 am so he could see him before he left for work. He awoke to find streamers and balloons!

And he found some gifts too!

He got cinnamon rolls for breakfast! (Pancakes are still his favorite, but we saved those for the next day when he had some friends eating with him that had spent the night.)

Brandon received a Ben 10 Wii game for his birthday. He spent a lot of the day playing his new game. We also drove to Louisville and had lunch with Todd. Brandon chose to go to the Long John Silvers/A&W because he wanted fish and root beer. Strange choice since we've probably only eaten there about 5 times in his whole life. But, that's what we did! Then in the evening we had a birthday party at our house.

Here is his Ben 10 cake! We have figured out the best combination to make cakes at our house....I bake it, Sonja makes the frosting, I frost the cake, and Todd decorates the cake.

Bekah is ready for the party!

The guests arrive...

Brandon wanted pizza for supper.

After dinner we played some party games. This was one where you blow up a balloon but don't tie it. Then everyone lets them go and aims for a picture of Ben 10. Whoever's balloon is closest to the target wins that round (and a piece of candy).

I like Bekah's face in this one!

Then we played the game where you tie a balloon to your ankle. You try to pop everyone else's balloon without getting yours popped.

We ended up sending in Mr. Todd to stomp some balloons!

I like Brandon's face in this one!

We played one other game where you have a partner and have 5 minutes to build the tallest tower out of a set number of marshmallows and toothpicks. Then Brandon got to open his gifts.

And one final picture of everybody!

Fun times!