Happy 2nd Birthday, Hayden!

Fall is a busy time for us as far as birthdays are concerned. Eli's second little friend to make the jump from 1 to 2 was Hayden. You may remember Hayden from previous posts last year. Josh and Hayden's daddy, Guy, were best buds growing up so it's kind of cool that their boys are probably going to be pretty close friends, too. Eli used to stay with Hayden at the beginning of last year, but we had to switch sitters when their sitter found a new job. Eli and Hayden don't see each other much during the week, but spend lots of time with each other at church on Sunday's.

Getting sidetracked, but Hayden is also one of the only children who can actually get close to saying Eli's name right. Who knew that those three letters would be SO hard for little kids to say? Most of the time his name comes out as Le-Li or something like that. Eli, by the way, still calls himself "Wah-Wah." Why "Wah-Wah" you may ask? Well, little Miss Molly, whom Eli stayed with all last year couldn't say Eli and called him "Allah" instead. You get it now? "Allah" and "Wah-Wah?" Thanks, Molly! Maybe by the time he turns three he'll realize that his name is actually Eli; if not, I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do when he goes to preschool since we're Baptist and all.

Anyway, back to the party. Hayden had a John Deere birthday party and everything was so cute! There were tractors and combines and other farm equipment galore! Most of the kids loved watching Hayden open presents and he got some pretty cute gifts, especially those John Deere boots. I know a little someone who is pretty enamored with boots right now, so he'll probably also get a pair of boots for his birthday.










Hayden's big present at the end was a John Deere lawn mower with a little wagon in the back. He loved it! It was the perfect way to end his party. I know he was one happy little boy!





Happy Birthday, Hayden! Thanks for letting us come and celebrate it with you! See you in a few weeks for Eli's birthday!