Two Parties, Two Cakes, 1 Five Year Old!

Happy Birthday To My Hayden!!!

Hayden turned 5 on December 15th. (yes I know I'm a little late in posting this, but we've had a lot going on.) It's hard to believe that five years ago (from his birthday) I was in the hospital on bed rest, and had been there for over a week. Hayden was 4 weeks early and a TINY little thing. 5lb 9oz. With a head the size of a baseball. He had some respiratory problems so he had to go to the NICU, but we knew all along he'd be just fine.

1 Year Old

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5 Years Old

Now five years later he has grown into such a smart, handsome, fun boy. Happy Birthday! This is the first year that Hayden has had a friend party for his birthday and it was a hit. The morning before his birthday was went bowling with several of his friends. It was a little hectic in the beginning and the end, but overall it was GREAT! Hayden loved having all of his friends there to celebrate with him.

My Cupcake Creation. He's a HUGE Lego Batman fan, so I experimented and made a cupcake cake. It was fun.

Something learned for future use: Black frosting is very messy, especially when you have 11 5 year olds.

(Two little girls that came to the party aren't pictured here.)

The next day on his actual birthday we had a birthday party with family. So the theme of this party was Lego Indiana Jones. (Can you tell that he is a LEGO fan!!!) It was fun having family over and he was happy to have two days all about him.

Fives about Hayden at Five:

Five favorite foods:
Chicken Nuggets
Hot Dogs
Macaroni and Cheese
Chips
Pizza

Five favorite things to do/ play:
Batman guys
Legos
Star Wars
Color/ Write
Go to the park/ play with friends

Five other favorites
Color: Green & yellow (as of today)
Movie: Polar Express (is what he said today, but it's more like Home Alone, Toy Story, or Paul Blart Mall Cop)
Video Game: Lego Batman/StarWars/ Indiana Jones
Game: Connect 4
Candy: M&M's
Experience (for lack of a better word): Hanging out with dad. He LOVES to go on errands with Jerry, it makes him feel & act grown up.

Five and Five of my favorite things about Hayden:
* He is Such a good boy!! He has a desire to be good.
* Usually very obedient
* He loves learning
* He is a GREAT brother
* He gives wonderful hugs
* When he wakes up before everyone else he likes to come in bed and snuggle with me.
* His laugh is so infectious
* His darling smile
* Listening to him play with his lego guys or other action figures, the conversations he has are adorable
* Watching him get more and more independent (although this is a little sad too.)