Brithday Fun!

Bethany got to celebrate her birthday three different times this year. What a lucky little girl. Since her party was 2 weeks ago, I wanted to make sure we had fun closer to her birthday as well. Thursday was her actual birthday, and it was cold & rainy the whole day. She was a touch crabby that day as grandma found out when she called. If you didn't say happy birthday to her right away she wouldn't talk to you on the phone. :) Daddy got up early and went to town to get doughnut holes but he couldn't find any, so he opted to get doughnuts instead. Bethany was mad that it was just a regular doughnut. At this point I'm thinking that it is going to be a long day. She is normally not like this, so I'm thinking that she was just having issues with turning 4...boy is she old. :) That afternoon, we spent a special time together making a book about camping. She received this book at her birthday party and has been asking everyday if we could do it. I thought her birthday would be a good time.

Friday was our fun day in Des Moines with Grandma & Reagan. We started off by going and getting her 4 yr. pictures taken. She did an awesome job. Then we went to pick up Grandma & Reagan and headed over to Red Robin for lunch. Then it was off to Build A Bear. This was a new experience for us and it was so much fun. Bethany picked out a panda and Reagan picked out a bunny. They went through the whole building process and then it was time to dress them up. A ballerina dress is what was in store for Bethany's panda, and Reagan opted to get a basketball outfit. They were so proud of their new friends, Beary & Trix. Then it was off to the play place to burn off some of our lunch before we hit Cold Stone Creamery for some delicious ice cream. Bethany was all smiles the whole day and couldn't believe how much fun she was having.

(this is the look of a little girl with a tummy ache from eating too much ice cream)

We ended the day by going to the OSCI auction. The kids got to play with the 8th grade girls in the kindergarten room while Kurtis & I put some bids on some fun things.
Lots of fun + lack of naps = crabby kids for the parents the next morning! :)