Hayden The Deer Whisperer

Animals love this kid! Here he is with his latest block masterpiece. He was so proud of himself!

Someone is 5!

At the risk of sounding horrible corny: THEY GROW UP SO FAST!!! It seems like this kid just came out yesterday; all 8 pounds, 10 ounces (with no epidural for Mommy, thank you very much). All colic and no peace. Chase now does homework before bed. Without complaint, I might add. He also loves the computer, navigating YouTube and ISpy independently. He recognizes about 5 sight words, including his Chase, Hayden, fire, trucks, stop and McDonalds (because my parenting skills ROCK). He talks on the phone. Here he is telling Auntie Monica all about his birthday party. He loves baths, Transformers, and torturing his little brother. He hates cleaning his room, vegetables, and sharing toys. When he grows up he wants to be a firefighter. Every day he asks when Kindergarten starts. He counts to 100 every time we ride in the car, and always demands stickers from the girl at the bank. He is too big to ride in the shopping cart, thank you very much, unless it's the kind with a car attached, or the big kind you can ride underneath. He loves to chew gum, but leaves it wherever he pleases when he's finished with it (goodbye lovely furniture!). He has taken a recent interest in video games. He loooooves helping Daddy do anything around the house. I have a feeling next time I turn around he'll be steering a car instead of his new bike with training wheels. He'll be wanting money for nights out with his buddies, playing football (hopefully not for the Ducks), and bringing girls home. Sigh. In the meantime, I'll be saving pictures like these to embarrass him down the line. I have officially turned into THAT MOM. And he has officially turned into a big boy. Happy birthday, Bud.