In 2019, Brody's birthday at the end of April fell just a week after Easter. Because we had just celebrated Easter and it was fresh on his mind, he requested a bunny cake for his birthday cake. Done! Mommy made him a yummy chocolate on chocolate bunny cake complete with a masculine blue bow tie. Eddie said my bow tie looked like a 1980s tuxedo but whatever. Brody also got to choose what we did for his birthday while his big brother was away for Spring Break. He chose putt-putt. The day of his birthday fell on a Monday which is kids' night at our local Mellow Mushroom so we invited some friends to join us for make your own pizza night. I think Brody had lots of fun celebrating his birthday over the course of several days. Brody has always loved birthdays and just enjoys celebrating with decorations, balloons, and cake. He doesn't usually care about presents very much although he does love a brightly wrapped package as much as anyone. Brody has been such a wonderful gift to all of us since he was born as our biggest baby and was named the "best baby in the world" by his big brother Evan. I remind Evan of that all the time these days when he acts like he doesn't like Brody. Haha!
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| Bunny cake for the 8 year old. |
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| Such a handsome 8 year old. |
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| Singing the birthday song and blowing out his candle. |
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| Everyone enjoyed the cake, but Mattox loved it the most and licked his plate clean. Haha! |
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| Brody loved eating lunch at the Salty Dog Cafe on the way to play putt-putt on Hilton Head Island. |
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| We are limited in our putt-putt choice here, but this one has been a favorite. The boys got put in the stocks. |
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| Then, they put Mom and Dad in them. |
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| Grayson refused to go in the stocks and preferred to play putt-putt instead. |
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| Mommy taught Grayson to play, and Brody showed us his expert skills. |
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| Mommy and Grayson |
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| Mattox was pretty adept too. |
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| Pictures of the birthday boy with his pirate pal. |
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| Daddy helped Grayson. |
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| Mommy takes over driving the pirate ship. |
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| Grayson helped me steer. |
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| Just some of the fun pirate decor around the course. Some poor man was hung in the tree and another had to walk the plank. Pirate deaths are harsh. |
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| Putting professionals. |
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| Uh oh, Brody got in trouble again and landed in the stocks. |
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| I love those boys! Parenting them really is a dream come true. |
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| I played this time while Daddy watched baby Maggie. |
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| Celebrating a good game. |
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I even got a hole-in-one. |
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| Mattox was very serious about his putting. |
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| Grayson was a little upset when his ball disappeared on the final hole. Ooops! |
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| Brody hanging with his two girlfriends, Ava and Amelia, and making his own pizza. |
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| The girls had not experienced this treat before. Eddie helped them because the mothers were talking. |
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| Taking a group picture with the minion was a must. |
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| It was a fun birthday. 8 is great! |
