Brayden's 9th Birthday Party!

August 17, 2009

Once again I am behind on my posts. On Monday, we celebrated Braydens 9th birthday early. His birthday is not till August 26, but he wanted to celebrate before school started. He choose to go to Classic Family Fun Center, and he brought his friend Tyler with us.


What a day! We spent 6 hours at Classic. There was so much to do there, the kids did not want to leave.

First we went skating! Some skated or rollerbladed, and others used scooters:

The Birthday Boy!

Brayden got really good at skating, he was even jumping on his skates. Even I skated :/. It was quite a sight to behold! It has been a long time, and it really hurt my shins. Plus I ran over Dawson on his scooter and fell :(. I was just trying to be a fun mom, and participate instead of just watching. I guess I learned my lesson!

Next the kids played on the Jungle Gym & Bounce Houses:

Jada and Dawson

The whole group making the climb!

I guess they can all say they made it to the top of Everest!

Dawson kept up with all the older kids. He wasn't scared of anything :)

Then it was on to spending tokens on games, getting tickets & redeeming tickets:

The beloved tickets!

Redeeming tickets....this was my most dreaded time of the day!
I can not believe how long it can take kids to pick out prizes :/

Finally lunch time:

Dawson looks so tired, but he kept going for another 31/2 hours!

I finally got the kids to slow down long enough to eat some lunch. We got pizza from their snack bar. Word to the wise if you are ever at Classic, THEIR PIZZA IS NASTY! I put that all in caps, I really want to emphasis just how nasty it is. I guess we were all starving, because most of it was eaten. This surprised me, because even the kids commented on how yuck it was.

Next it was on to the Waterslides & Kiddy Pool:

Everyone really enjoyed being in the water, even though the weather was not that warm. I even braved the waterslides holding Dawson. It went way faster than I thought it would, so Dawson and I only did the slides once.

Finally they roller skated for a bit longer, and then we headed for home. Dave made us dinner. Brayden requested Garlic Chicken and yummy Red Potatoes. After dinner, we opened presents! We only gave Brayden half of his presents, and saved the rest for his real birthday.

Brayden got an awesome pair of Vans, a guitar strap, 2 sets of the Chunky Galactic Star Wars Guys, a stuffed animal Zebra, a tech deck skate board and a tech deck dude. He was very excited!
After we opened his gifts, we watched a movie and had lots of treats. We watched Inkheart!

I think Brayden had a great day. It was a nonstop day of fun!! I want Brayden to know how much I love him! Happy Early Birthday Brayden!