Big Day

The boys got quite the birthday gift from Grandma & Grandpa - CASH! Hayden wanted to go shopping within an hour of opening his card. Once Bayley got paid for his first job (feeding the neighbors dog while they were on vacation) he was just as eager to shop.

Bayley has been saving for Nintendo DS for a year. Around the holidays we decided if he came up with half the money, we'd make up the rest (because it's a long way to go on $2 a week). We never really anticipated the kid would get a windfall in 24 hours... He picked out his DS (blue) and got in on a deal for a game (New Super Mario Bros.). The store had a buy 2 get 1 deal, so he bought a game (Lego: Battles) with the cash he had left and Mom & Dad kicked in for the other game (Mario Party) so he could get one free (Mario Kart). He clutched the bag to his chest and looked up at me, his eyes wide and said "This is the best day of my life so far." Made me wish I'd bought him the thing months ago. But then, he might not have been so excited...

Not to be outdone, Hayden took his money to the toy section. He decided he had to have some Bakugan . I'm still not sure what the deal is with these toys...are they a game? marble transformers? Either way, he's completely outfited. He has a case and a half dozen of them.