Fat Princess

I can't believe he's seven!  Hayden is a great boy whom I'm proud to brag about for the next few minutes.  Words cannot express our love and admiration for this boy, or his brothers for that matter.  Hayden has a strong spirit and a lot of faith.  He will make one heck of a missionary, all too soon.  While talking about "real" school, as we call it, meaning public school, he asked me lots of questions about what you do there, what it's like and so on.  During the conversation I brought up that there are good kids and bad kids there, but that he doesn't have to be friends with the bad ones.  He then gave me several solutions for changing the bad kids into good ones.  "Well, why don't I just teach them the gospel so they can be happy?" and "Well, I can share my lunch with them so they'll be nice".  He is kind, wise beyond his 7yrs, and will be a strong force for good in his life.  He adores his brothers and cares for his family and friends, praying for them by name every day.  He's a leader and a helper.  He's incredibly funny, talented and bright.  He, like his father, has been blessed with great artistic abilities and never ceases to amaze me with his creativity and attention to detail!  Being a parent is a privilege and we are overwhelmed with gratitude each day as we get to spend our time with him, and his sweet brothers.  Hayden we all love you so much!

 He looks so grown up in his new coat "just like daddy's". 

 We shuffle a lot around here Heidi.

 Fat Princess

Hayden has had a lot of cool parties but this theme was my favorite.  Based off a video game, Fat Princess is very much like capture the flag.  The princess is the flag and the fatter you get her, by feeding her cake, the harder she is to capture.  We had three mini-games first and then combined them for a big one at the end.  We had workers gathering cake and feeding the princesses, warriors defending their castles, and rangers trying to break through the castle walls with giant sling shots.  We had a great turn out with 28 kids showing up and though a tad crazy, we had a blast!!

Our friends and festivities, not exactly in order, are below.

 

Happy Birthday Hayden!