Happy Birthday, Buck-a-roo!

Monday was Davis's big birthday number FOUR, and he had a rootin-tootin good ol' time! Here's some super shots of the big day that had been oh-so-anxiously awaited:

A PILE OF BALLOONS

Davis woke up in my bed to find himself surrounded by balloons (a birthday tradition!). Can you see him under there? He was pretty zonked out. But we knew he'd be pumped when he woke up and realized he was getting the birthday morning treatment!

Nothing like french toast and bacon for breakfast in bed. He was soooo tired, but he sat right up and started taking big bites before his birthday song was even finished. He's been dreaming of having breakfast in bed, just like his big brother and sister get on their birthdays.
I love the picture below, because you can see the sleep lines still on his face -- his nose is smushed, even. Such a cutie!

"THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT"

We headed downstairs to open presents, which was adorable. Each new little gift brought greater joy to Davis's face. First the binoculars. Then Spy Kids. Then a triple waterslide. Then a Power Ranger sword and samurizers. Then a cowboy hat and cowboy guns. Then a lasso and a slingshot. (Can you tell that Davis likes fighting and weapons? That's why we call him our little warrior...) When he opened the slingshot, he couldn't contain the joy any longer, and he exclaimed, "Mom! This is what I've been DREAMING about! I love these presents!"


Watch out! Danny has a gun!

THE BIG COWBOY PARTY

Later in the afternoon we invited Davis's preschool and Sunbeam buddies over for a cowboy hoedown. We made cowboy vests, practiced jumping over rattlesnakes, lassoed some phillys, and had a wild west shootout with cowboys, indians, and waterguns. Then we celebrated with a yummy cowboy cake and ice cream. The whole posse had a happy time!

Here's the cutest cowgirl around!
Shoot-em, Tex!
Deputy Sherrif Davis was smiles from ear to ear!

THE GUNNELL OUTLAWS
I had this "Wanted" cut-out that I used for pictures of all of Davis's friends, so we decided to take some pictures of our family too. We make a scary group of outlaws!

CHUCK-E-DISEASE

After the wild west party, we all headed to Chuck-E-Cheese for some free pizza (thank you, birthday club coupons) and free games (thank you, library reading program coupons). I think the last time we were at Chuck-E-Cheese was one year ago, for Davis's birthday! Anyhow, it'd been a long time. But it didn't disappoint. The games were as fun as ever, and even Danny J got into the action this time. I had to pry him away from the mini basketball hoops with a crowbar. And then I needed the crowbar to pry his Daddy away from the "Flaming Finger". Davis's birthday was a hit with all!

I think our family is too big for the photo booth at Chuck-E-Cheese. We all tried to squeeze in, but it didn't work too well...
Happy birthday, Davis! We love you tons and tons and tons!