Happy Birthday Boys
Today both Jett and Brewer are celebrating birthdays. They turn 8 and 3 respectively.
I can’t tell you how proud I am of the two of them. They blow me away every day with the different things they’re showing me about life and love. My only complaint is they’re growing up way too quickly! Still feels like just yesterday when Brandi’s water broke at Jett’s 5th birthday party (and yes the video is still up)!
This year Jett wanted a basketball goal for his birthday (I wasn’t surprised since we Wilsons are so stinkin’ tall). Since I’ve been out of town last night was the first chance I had to pick it up and get started.
Let me just come out and say it. I hate boxes which say “some assembly required.” This one had LOTS of assembly required so I thought I would video my adventure for you.
What is the most difficult toy or household item you’ve ever assembled?
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The largest home item and by far the most difficult was a 12 by 14 metal shed. I still have nightmares.
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Two years ago at Christmas our daughter got a plastic play vanity set. It took my father-in-law and me about 3 hours to put it all together. We ran into some of the same problems of putting things on backward and having to go back and put them on right.
Good job on the goal!
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Happy Birthday blessings to both of your boys and and Brandi is such a good sport to allow this video to be viewed by so many!
She was still looking pretty hot for a momma getting ready to give birth!
*May I also be so bold as to let everyone know that another shares this day as her birthday, and it’s ANNIE K, from Buzz by Annie’s.
IT WOULD MAKE HER DAY IF EVERYONE CAME AND WISHED HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Come on…it’ll only take a minute! If you feel silly because you don’t know her, just tell her Sherri sent you!
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Thats what its all about! Good job!!
Just a couple of things: Is it really called a basketball goal? I’ve heard of soccer goal, football goal, hockey goal, but basketball goal??? I’ve only heard basketball net!!!
And maybe you dont like basketball cuz your b-ball skills are like ur cricket ones! OUCH! heheheh Just messing with ya!
Congrats on the assembly!
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Joe and I “assembled” a desk and a hutch a couple of years ago. It nearly destroyed our marriage. LOL
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Great job putting it together! I’m with Maureen, though, I’ve never heard it called “basketball goal”. Here in this corner of Canada, we call it a basketball net.
Praying your kids will love it as much as our kids love ours. They’re constantly playing with it. Might I suggest a bottle of Advil to go with this surprise? You may be going to bed hearing the thump-thump-thump-whoosh on “repeat”.
Happy Birthday, boys!
Happy Birthday Jett and Brewer. How do they feel about sharing a birthday?
That video is hilarious (sorry, guess I shouldn’t laugh!) Jett’ll so appreciate itv when he’s all grown up. Brewer’s gift didn’t need another 5 hours did it?!
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Happy Birthday and i avoid anything that says some assembly required…
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Forget the assembly… what about opening the crazing packaging?! You could sever an artery on some of that stuff.
Now that is a dedicated daddy. Happy Birthday to Jett and Brewer! (My boys both turn 7 and 9 next week.)
You totally rocked the goal assembly. Before you mentioned it, I heard the bird and (sorry) totally thought it took you ALL night long
If it is at all windy there on occasion, you may want to either put some bricks or sandbags across the base too… we had a goal go down across the car, its not pretty!
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This is when you can be glad you have boys. Go buy a barbie and try to get it out of the package! No assembly required but painful in its own way. And girls can have hundreds of barbies. And barbie shoes. Trying to keep up with barbie shoes is like keeping up with crickets. I think I may have gone off topic a little. My girls are 18 and 20 but the memory of barbie lingers.
Happy Birthday to your boys…such cuteness. Enjoy these days…it certainly does go way too fast.
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Happy Birthday to your sweet boys! I always thought parents should get some kind of “sorry your kids are growing up” card at each child’s birthday (they have cards for everything else).
My worst assembly project…
A birthday gift purchased soon enough but assembly put off waiting for hubby to have time enough to help- a trampoline that *I ALONE at 34 weeks pregnant assembled* (I dont recommend solo trampoline assembly! though doing it alone probably saved the marriage) It was for daughter number 1′s 6th birthday- daughter number 2 born the next day.
I think, Pete, that that 2 am bird was cheering for you! I wonder how much longer it would have taken you if it wasn’t for that sweet bird cheering you on?
thanks again for bringing us all with you to India- we are one of the fortunate families who now have another child to sponsor-Bindiya a 5 year old from India : )
Ahem … I didn’t know what a basketball “goal” was until I watched the video. You seriously call it that down there?? Football uses a goal – basketball uses a HOOP. ha
Good job putting it together, whatever you call it!
I once put a very large, cumbersome, corner computer desk together – by myself. We still use it … because I refuse to take it down and put a new one up!
Happy Birthday to your boys!
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I am so proud of you for sticking with it. I think (I know) I would have quit until I found help. They will love it!
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I realize I’m not answering your question, but instead wanted to wish your boys a wonderfully blessed birthday!
Blessings always,
Kaye
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We got a bowflex for Christmas this year. It came in ten boxes and 79 steps… You better believe that I am going to be using that bad boy for life!!! Job well done sir!!!
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You make me tired just thinking about your crazy schedule/lack of sleep…..way to go! I admire your strength!!!
So, what was Brewer’s gift? Hopefully nothing that required assembly!
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OK, the reason Jett likes basketball is he thinks the balls are named after him… wait for it, wait for it… now you got it didn’t you.
Oh yeah, I’m with Trevor on the Bow Flex. It took over 12 hours of assembly and by the time I completed it I was too sore to work out. (I am being serious) I told my wife I felt like I deserved some type of certificate of completion after it was done.
This video had me laughing out loud! You are such a good dad to stay up late putting that together, especially when you don’t even like basketball!!
Happy Birthday to your boys!
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What a Dad. At some point, I probably would have stuffed the stuff back in the box and put a bow on it.
It’s been a while but I remember putting an IKEA bookshelf together with one of those wacky screwdrivers they give you. It never was quite right, maybe cause there was one piece that I gave up on and tossed out.
Awwww! You are a great dad! Cannot wait to see the video of his reaction (just a few hours later, I might add
).
Hope you all have a fun day!
Awesome what parents will do for their kids. What did Brewer get?
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I built a wood play set for the girls after we moved into our first home. I had to cut all the lumber, drill every hole, screw in every bolt…. by myself.
It was huge and it took me an entire weekend starting on a Friday night.
But you know, it was all worth it when I got to watch my girls go goo-gah over it.
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@Chris, He got an assortment of little things. He loves anything he can throw.
@Tony, I did one of those play sets once. Killer.
Good job Pete. By the way, are you sleeping in this morning? I haven’t seen any comments back to these comments yet…
Hands down worst for me–Foosball table. Who knew that the red men and the blue men weren’t on the same team…
AWWWW that is so nice! you are a great dad. Y’all are such good people. Happy birthday boys!
PS Dear Brandi, He videotaped the water breakage and put it up? Girl, I have an even healthier respect for yours and Pete’s relationship. Wow. I have no other words. Except maybe another wow!
Is it okay that I was sitting in my office with my headphones on LAUGHING hysterically??? LOL thanks for waking me up from my work! I remember when I was little my dad, my brother and I built a fort with a slide, jungle gym, rope ladder thing. It took forever! I try to avoid putting things together, but I am an Ikea fan so I think I can’t avoid it for too long!
The Polly Pocket Cruise Ship….I know it is not supposed to be in our hearts to hate but I literally HATE this toy. And ever single time my daughter gets it out, it falls apart and I have to re-assemble every little stinking part.
I am fairly certain that who ever created Polly Pocket must be the Devil himself.
Did I tell you how I really feel about Polly Pocket?
That is funny stuff. I love that as The Mom, I never have to do that stuff – woo hoo!
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@Joseph, Polly Pocket? OK, I’ll stop complaining now.
What about getting toys OUT of the box? What’s the deal with all the plastic twisties? They’re worse than child proof caps!
Happy Birthday Jett & Brewer!
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I bought a desk when i moved back to MD from AZ. It was an L-Shaped desk, i’d always wanted one to hold all my computer stuff. I lived on the 4th floor of an apt complex. It was me and my GF at the time. The desk weighed a ton. Took me 2 hours to carry it up 4 flights of stairs…..piece ….. by …….. piece….. i still have that desk…..anyone wanna buy it
I brought home a swing set/jungle gym. After several days of assembly and waiting for concrete to set, I was asked to NEVER bring home anything with those words on the box. There was alot of happy times spent on the swing set. You guys will have some great time at that basketball goal. We had one, and it was the perfect place where lots of Father/son talks took place, and the boys shared what was going on with them in a very comfortable space. Take advantage of every chance because you are so right, they do grow up way to fast. Speaking from one that knows, Josh is 29 and Landon is 21. Keep up the great parenting.
I am speaking for my husband when I say that the nursery furniture was hands down the hardest thing we (meaning he) have put together. We have a separate but equal policy in our house. I did the birthing, he does the assembling.
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You’re an amazing dad, to just have gotten back from India and going through the jet lag, and staying up til 3am to put together a basketball hoop for your sons birthday.
kudos.
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“I’m going to shoot straight with you, I don’t even like baskeball”. Classic, my friend! Happy birthday to Jett and Brewer!
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that is one of the funnest things i’ve seen in a while. glad you got it all together though. “i don’t even LIKE basketball.” hahahaha.
this might surprise you (doubt it) but i am a pretty independent, go women’s-lib type of girl, right? so i don’t need no man to help me with anything, right?
i was trying to put together an exercise/elliptical machine in my bedroom and since i live with my parents still my dad said he’d so it when he got back in town.
(insert “i don’t need no man to help me” here)
so i did it myself. and while i was successful, it was the HEAVIEST thing i’ve ever had to pick up. and i had to pick it up like 8 times to get parts underneath and the tire on, etc. and then the peddles were on backwards to i had to take them off and back on. and it fell on me a couple of times.
needless to say i didn’t have to use it that night because i had plenty of a workout just pretty the darn thing together.
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I’m with Mel and Megan – you are a great dad! It was a over-the-commode vanity with shelving, with the final piece a metal stabilizing rod at the bottom, which meant literally hugging the bowl while trying to screw in the two bolts. Finished, I began to place items on the shelves, only to discover they had been installed upside down. You know what? I left them as is, too furious to hug the bowl again.
You were so optimistic at the beginning and we all knew better! So funny and so sweet all at the same time. Its just what dads do.
I personally have NEVER put anything together and couldn’t because I have no patience for many parts and pages of instruction! But, Chip has put together a playset and one of those jeep things. He did put together a ping pong table this past Christmas and that only took an hour or two….piece of cake!
Your boys are adorable. Hope y’all have a big day together!
Hugs,
Fran
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First off Happy Birthday to the boys! High five for God choosing the same day for your family to welcome them into the world!
Another victim of those ‘do it yourself’ wooden playsets…..we had a team of contractors here and it still took them a whole weekend to get it up.
Funniest.thing.ever.
Wish I had it recorded….not so nice language from that group of Christians that day.
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I’m from Indiana…LOVE basketball.
And it IS a basketball goal!
I can not believe that you did this the day after you got back from a 10 day trip in India. I can’t even imagine how stinkin tired you are. I am a little mad that you didn’t ask me to do it. I would have been glad to do that for you bro. My gosh…you are such a great dad!!
Blake
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Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha okay I totally can’t think of anything off the top of my head but this video MADE MY DAY! Ahahahahahahaahahahahahaha!
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Oh Pete….I try so hard to be encouraging but…That is one of the funniest things I have seen in forever.
Hoop/Goal does it really matter?? All that matters is you are an awesome Dad! Can’t wait to see what you plan on building at Christmas. LOL
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God Bless,
April
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@Crystal, I would have paid a lot of money to have watched that in person.
“Why is a bird chirping at 2:00 in the morning?”
I am crying right now.
But it’s probably because it’s like midnight India time.
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Oh my word, Pete! I had such a giggle at your video. The 3 hour mark? Priceless!
By far, the worst thing I’ve ever put together was my coffee table from IKEA–the place where EVERYTHING needs to be assembled. But I’ll tell you this…that sucker is sturdy as can be 4 years later!
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Thank you ….I needed a good laugh! Enjoy your boys birthdays…my cousins share their birthdays 4 years apart and they are still bestfriends 27 years later!
I am so sorry that I sat here and laughed at your distress. But come on! “I don’t even like basketball.”
I think I figured that out when you kept calling it a basketball goal… it’s a HOOP, dude. Unless they say it different in the South…
Crimenetly, that was funny
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Pretty crazy… 5:35!!! Now that’s love! The most difficult thing I can remember assembling was a computer filing cabinet on wheels. It also has a lifted glass top. There were so many tiny screws and pieces and I put something on wrong and had to take it apart half way and start over. Grrr!
Happy Birthday to the boys!
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How excited was Jett when he saw his basket ball hoop/goal?? For as much time you put in to it for your sake I hope you say PRICELESS!! Enjoy the celebration!
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Happy Birthday to your boys!
Is it wrong that I found that video so entertaining? Your boys are lucky because it takes a special kinda dad to be so dedicated and keep going no matter the hour.
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@Kara, he was so excited. It was hard to get him to school because he didn’t want to leave.
Can I just say that if your life was a reality show, I would totally watch it? Even if it were on pay per view? You are just SO Pete Wilson! Lots of birthdays today. Happy birthday to the Wilson boys!
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Too funny, I work for a moving company and we hire a 3rd party company to dis/res bb goals because they are so darn tedious. When you move and are ready to take it with you, give me call.
Funny watching your facial expressions throughout the video from start to finish. However you did finish and not give up! My husband and I moved into our home that we had built from the ground up thinking we could do our basement on our own and when we were sealing our basement (those who have done this will know it’s kinda like putting toothpaste on bricks and smoothing it out) Oh yeah and we only get to do it when our two toddlers are sleeping! Needless to say we are still NOT done!!
Started following you while on your trip in India from reading Melissa’s posts.
Okay-the video of you putting together the basketball goal…priceless!!!!
You so crack me up.
a kitchen—sink, stove, oven, fridge, ice-maker, cabinets, clock…the whole thing…. I vowed to never assemble anything else in my life after that Christmas. It’s been 4 years now that I’ve been assembly-free.
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I am so impressed!! And still rockin’ the hair at 3 am! Video is GREAT!
The hardest thing I’ve assembled was one of those battery operated Jeeps. Actually, I helped a little but I was there for moral support!!
Happy Birthday Jett & Brewer!!
hahahaha “I dont even like basketball!”
seriously loved this video!
assembly + jet lag = looooooong night
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You looked as strung out as several of the heroin-addicts I get to treat at 3am in the emergency room…
To install 1 new commode should take 1 hour, right. I think I hold the record for frequent flyer miles to Lowe’s. A few years ago I started at 7am, 5 trips to the Lowe’s on Charlotte and 1 to the Lowe’s in Madison I finished at 6pm. I might have said a cuss word (or two). Seriously great job, I’ll bet the reaction from Jett made it all worth it. Happy Birthday boys!
Did Brandi help? Jarrod and I are always near divorce any time we assemble something together…
Happy Brithday to your boys! I just started reading your blog last week with the compassion trip and love it! This video is hilarious and will be one you will for sure look back on ….and oh yeah well all I can say is I remember getting a basketball hoop one year as a Christmas present . Just be glad you put water in it.. see we filled the thing with sand right cause that’s what the guy at the store told my dad we had to do.. funnel after funnel of sand in that tiny lil hole in the 30 degree weather oh yes b/c water will freeze.. i’m sure sand did too… now i know why my dad was so glad to have the thing put together! you better believe we moved it when we moved and i almost broke a finger b/c it was so heavy with oh the sand.. ahh memories thanks
haha! my favorite part was “..I’m gonna shoot straight with you, I don’t even like Basketball.”
good job. have fun with your boys!
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Welcome home! Great video!!
Job well done.
And looks like you got some serious victory in the language department.
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Great Video. I applaud you for sticking with it. After 2 hours I’d given up. I don’t have the patience to put stuff together. Lol.
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Can I just say that your excitement and enthusiasm for life is contagious! You inspire me {and many others}.
I began following your blog during your Compassion trip, and just wanted to tell you that God is doing mighty things in and through you!
Blessings ~
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My husband watched this video tonight and laughed and laughed. I must say that you seemed to be in pretty good spirits…or was that just for the camera??
We were reminded of the Christmas Eve that Eric stayed up….until 4am putting 2 battery operated cars together and then we forgot to charge the batteries so the kids couldn’t ride them until the day after Christmas???
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@Laura, Brandi was allowed to be in garage for about 5 minutes. Beyond that our marriage counselor would have needed to be present to keep us from causing further harm to our marriage.
You are a good dad…keep up the great work.
Too funny, Pete! You crack me up. I love the video…. Please please tell me you are going to post a video of his reaction to seeing the basketball hoop, right???!! I am sure it was priceless.
Happy Belated.
@Lori in Texas, To be honest we were both so excite to run out and shoot some hoops I forgot to grab the camera.
My two youngest also have the same birthday… but their’s is only ONE YEAR apart. For 3 hours and 25 minutes they are the same age.
Wow…that’s a long time to put one of those together. Glad that he was so excited!!
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Oh rats, Pete! But, I know that feeling. I do it a lot, and I’m a scrapbooker, so that’s bad!!
Hope they had a great b’day, Dad, take care.
@Callie, Ouch! I just did that math.
@Lori in Texas, it was worth every second of it. We’ve had a blast playing together.
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My brother’s first job, many years ago, was puttnig together toys for parents who paid him to do it. He inherited that gene from Mother’s side of the family, the mechanical aptitude gene. I can barely put together a sandwich. I give all construction projects to my 17 year old daughter, and lock her in her room. She hasn’t failed me yet..
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You will totally not believe this. When my oldest daughter was 4 (now 21), my dryer broke. The service call was going to cost more than I could afford. I lived in an area where hangning clothes out to dry was NOT an option-unless you like the smell of dead fish. I, as a single mom, took my dryer apart,figured out what was wrong with it, bought the inexpensive part, and fixed it myself. I still can’t believe I did that.
Now I have a genius electrician husband that takes care of stuff like that for me. Thank the Lord.
PS Happy Birthday to your boys. They do grow
quickly.
@Kels, now that is impressive. I’m not touching the dryer!
Haha! great video! I once replaced all the pipes under my kitchen sink because I know plumbers are so darn expensive. I went to lowes and got all the parts and a hack saw and away I went! As I was finishing up, I heard my husband pull up in the driveway. As he came through the garage, I quickly adjusted my yoga pants to reveal my “plumbers crack”, squatted down in front of the sink and waited for his reaction! He happened to be on the phone with another one of the ministers at our church, but the expression on his face was priceless!
Pete and Brandi…enjoy every minute of those boys! They grow up so fast!
What a good dad you are! Maybe it was a bat that was squeaking and not a bird? Just a thought…that was AWFULLY early for a birdie! Anyhow…I actually assembled my queen size bed by myself…I have to say, I think that is the biggest thing I assembled in my life, and I am pretty proud of it!
Good job! Hope it was a hit!
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That was funny!!! I’m sure all 3 boys will enjoy that gift for many years…probably even the grandkids! We love our b-ball GOAL! It was very useful when the oldest was on the high school team!
Our fave memory of ‘assembly required’ is putting up a swingset for DD1′s 4th b-day. We lived in El Paso and the it was June…the high that day had been about 112 degrees! We started the set about 8:30pm, went in to watch the 10 news and take a break, learned the temp had fallen to 105 degrees! By 1 o’clock that morning, I was putting on a jacket…the dessert can get dang cold in the summer! We finally crawled in bed at 3 am freezing cold!….best gift ever, though!
Way to go Pete! (And my family has always called it a basetball goal…but I don’t like basketball either, so don’t know that I’m much help!)
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