Hayden is Five!!

Hayden turned 5 yesterday.  We were at the lake yesterday and then came home and he got to pick supper out.  He choose hot dogs on the grill with cantalope.  Easy enough!!

I found a fun birthday interview on Pinterest that I thought would be fun to do and see what he said.  Here are the questions and answers.

1. Who is your favorite person in the whole world?
            Raphael (a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle)
2. What is your favorite color?
            Orange and Blue
3. What is your favorite television show?
            Octonauts and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4. What is your favorite outfit?
            Batman jammies
5. What sport do you like best?
           Bison
6. What is your favorite song?
          Creepin' (By Eric Church)
7. What is your favorite cereal?
          Lucky Charms
8. Who is your best friend?
          Carson
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
          A Dad
10. What is your favorite book?
         Spiderman
11. What are you really good at?
        Writing my name
12. Where do you wish you could go on vacation?
        Minneapolis
13. What is your best memory?
       Going to grandma and grandpa Enger's farm and grandma and grandpa Bishoff's lake
14. What would you buy if you had $1000?
       Clothes and a house
15. What is your least favorite vegeteble?
       Potatoes and salad
16. If you could have a wish, what would it be?
       A horse
17. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
       Chocolate
18. Who is your biggest hero?
       Carson
19. What do you like to do with your friends?
       Play games and eat snacks
20. What do you hope you'll get to do before your 6th birthday?
       Play every day
21. What is your favorite toy? (he wanted to add this one)
      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

We are celebrating with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (go figure!) party this week with family and friends!  Can't believe how fast these past 5 years have gone.  I think he has grown a foot in the last year.  He is so tall and skinny.  He is very smart and LOVES going to school, playing with his friends.  He is so good to his little sister and he says the funniest things sometimes.  He is pretty particular about some things and not so much about others.  He loves to snuggle, have his back scratched and would watch tv all day if we let him.  He loves hot dogs and pizza and anything sweet.  We are very blessed to have him in our lives and couldn't love him more!!

 

Summer Time!

Summer is almost officially here.  The weather is finally starting to turn around and the last of our large snow pile has finally melted.  We have heading outside when we can and finishing up end of the school year activities.  

 

 The night after the Boston Marathon bombing some friends organized a prayer vigil at the high school track along with a mile run.  It was a chilly night, but it was nice to see us come together to think about others. 

 Hayden and Clara got to meet their little cousin, Ella!  They thought she was pretty fun and they loved to hold her.

 We went to St. James a few weeks ago to visit my sister's family.  Emily invited me out for a fashion show fundraiser called Lip Stick Jungle.  We had a lot of fun and I was able to meet some of her co-workers and friends.  The kids also love seeing their cousins. 

 

 

 Lots of bike time lately!!!

 Then we went to Grand Forks to see my cousins, Ashley and Clare and their families.  We took the kids to the water park and they loved it!!  We will definitely be doing that again soon!

 My friend Danielle and I went to Fargo to tour homes in the Parade of Homes.  We enjoyed dinner together and were able to visit without our kids needing out attention.  Love our playdates, but love being able to just visit with my girlfriends!

 We have cows that live next door to us, so we have been visiting Belle, Baby and B as often as we can.  Clara LOVES them and asks to see the "Tows!" whenever we are outside.  The cows come right up to us and the kids really like seeing them.

 Bedtime stories with my babes!!

 The other night Clara did not sleep so well, so she ended up falling asleep in my arms during a snuggle!  She is a funny one when it comes to sleeping.  She requires a lot of it, but she doesn't really give in to it.  

 Lucy turned 6!!!  So crazy that she as been with us that long.

 Hayden and I took part in the Yowzer Strong 5k and youth run.  Hayden was so excited to participate with his friends and to get a medal.  He has been carrying it around all the time. 

 This week we went to Wahpeton to get Jason a new pickup.  His old one wasn't doing so well and it wouldn't have been worth it to fix, so he got a new set of wheels.  The kids got to enjoy some ice cream afterwards.  

Hayden only has this week left of school and I took my last test on Wednesday.  Such a good feeling to be done for the Summer.  I am not taking any classes this Summer.  I already started reading a book and am halfway through with it.  I've missed being able to read for pleasure.  I already have my list of books I will read!

We are looking forward to a weekend with sister and her kids and having our parents and Jason's grandma over on Sunday for Mother's Day. 

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there!!