Braxton's Pre-Birthday Party

Last night, we had a small birthday party for Braxton. Ryan's parents won't be able to attend his real party so we had a party for him that they could come to and give him his presents. It was so fun! I can't tell you how relaxed it was. I think all birthday parties should consist of only a few people at a time. We had dinner. (I made a roast, it was the first time I have ever made a roast. Luckily it turned out to be really good.) We then did present time. I was ASTONISHED at how polite Braxton was. Turns out Ryan had a talk with him before they got here about how he needs to say thank you. Of course, he wouldn't have been that polite without someone telling him first. Shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. He "surprisingly" got a few gifts from Disneyland. He also got a Mickey Mouse baseball, so obviously the next thing we did was play baseball outside. He was hitting the ball really well. It was fun to go outside and play with him and watch his grandpa play baseball with his only grandson. I really enjoyed it and can't wait for his real party. It'll be chaos but it'll be so much fun and worth every minute of it, as always. We then came back in for "cake" and popsicles. I loved his mini cake. It was the perfect size and I love oreo cakesters so it was delish!!
He hasn't stopped playing with his new toys yet today. He wants nothing to do with the old ones. It's fabulous. I'm excited for even more new toys.