Hunters 5th Birthday Party!!

  We celebrated my babies 5th Birthday party last Saturday, August 24th!! Did I honestly just say that?? Man, it seems just yesterday I was changing his diapers!!

Crazy how fast time really flies!!

 Just look at my baby!! 😕

Hunter's birthday party theme was batman this year, and it was going to be held at our county park, but rain changed our plans.

 

We ended up celebrating his birthday at our apartment, and I'm honestly thankful we had it here because I made so many decorations, this made it 10x better at house!!

 

Hunter had many new friends that celebrated with us on his big day; Mason, Brady, Tristen and of course Darren.

 

He had a great turn out and got many wonderful gifts!!

 

We are so very Thankful for each person who attended and who are apart of our babies life!!

 

We had a friend make his super awesome batman cake which was a big hit!

I made  everything, from the invitations to the goody bag to the pinata to the photo booth, birthday banner,  the "bat bombs" (marshmallow pops), etc.

I'd have to say he had a PRETTY AWESOME Birthday party thanks to his WONDERFUL CRAFTY Momma!!! ha..

 

Seriously I know each year I go all out, especially every year I learn a little more about decorating but I absolutely just love it!! I enjoy making my baby and his guest happy, happy, happy, ha and it brings me joy to see my babies face light up each year. I never had these things growing up so I want everything perfect for my child!!

 

Cake and ice cream were the only things served along with the Marshmallow pops for favors.

 

The photo booth was a huge hit as well, we all had so much fun!!

 

Even our kitty Tiger joined in on all the fun, ha! 

The Kids enjoyed all that candy they busted out of the piñata! 

And after the party we had an after party ha......

Drum roll~~~~~^

The best gift of them all was when Uncle  Bubba showed up late and gave Hunter his first real four-wheeler!!! He LOVES it!! He can't get enough of his four-wheeler, that's all we hear him talk about these days! ha.

 

Later that evening celebrating the rest of his big day we let him ride the four-wheeler around the house at his Nanny and Grandaddies, then went fishing!!

What a southern county boy!! Ha! Love it!

I'm so very thankful my baby made it to a new healthy year and beyond grateful to have him in our lives!! Hunter is such a blessing to us all and we couldn't ask for a better son!

 

Here's to a new year, new phases and lots of great memories!!

 

Love you baby boy and Happy 5th Birthday!!!! Mommy and Daddy are so very proud of you!!!

 ~~~

All whipped out.... 

      **Milestones**

Here are some things he's into these days:

guns, four-wheelers, action figures, super hero's, loves his boots. riding his bike, fishing, swimming, playing his leapster frog, hot wheels, guitars, drums any instrument,reading books, coloring, very good at drawing,

 

He enjoys playing "baby/baby" with mommy (a game we play where he pretends to be the baby and I the mommy ha)

He loves to jam out to rock music or just dance in general (he loves B.G!!) I wonder why. ha.

Likes to make all kinds of aggravating sound effects with his trucks, grr.. ha.

when he toots he laughs, lol

He comes up with some really great stories and he LOVES to talk, and talk, and talk!!!

Every time we tuck him in bed he runs his mouth after we've told him goodnight numerous times.

His new thing these day's is when he's talking he's says, I'm serious mom, really, I'm not kidding. ha

He loves to say something then says, I'm just kidding.

He doesn't listen very well when he's told to do something, we are ALWAYS having to repeat everything we ask at least 10 times before he's threatened.

He uses his manners VERY WELL!! Yes ma'am, no ma'am, please, thank you.. so very sweet!!

He loves my hugs and kisses, but lately he's told me a time or too, no Mommy I don't want kisses.. :( makes me sad.

He's been a smart ellic lately, very much so!!.. If i say something like, Hunter don't hit that car with the car door, he says, Mom that's not a car that's a truck.. ugh, well excuse me!! ha

He's in a size 5T/Small boy, wears a size 13-size1 shoe, his stuffed animals are wolf, panda, (he's growing out of his stuffed animals but still fiddles with a tag here and there)

He still doesnt' wash his body just yet, I try to tell him to do it himself but he's always saying he can't, which I know he can!! Testing me!

Same goes for getting dress from time to time, he whimpers about that.

No lose teeth yet, which he's been patiently waiting on the tooth fairy. ha.

He's 40 inches tall and weighs 40.

still loves them chicken nuggets!

He has a heart for Jesus Christ, lately he's been talking about Jesus a LOT, Jesus is bigger than anyone, Jesus sees us all the time, he loves us, he says, Mommy you are not my boss, daddy is, then I reply no Mommy and Daddy are both your boss, then he says but Jesus is the boss of all of us. ha. love him!

 

The Lord is growing so much in our little boy and we are so very Thankful for God's love and what he does for us each and every day!!

Love ya tootabugs!!!

You'll thank me someday for capturing hear silly moments!! Ha!

 

Oh the joys of the selfie a at this age ha!!

 

Hunter's 1st Day of Kindergarten!!

Monday, August 19th my baby officially became a KINDERGARTEN!!! I can't believe I'meven saying this!!

The night before was when it really hit me. Hunter has been waiting
for this day all week. He was so excited the night before school
started, we packed up his book bag, laid out his school clothes, said
our prayers and off to sleep he went.

I got really emotional that night. I had a heart to heart conversation
with Hunter and while I was praying is when it just hit me!! The tears
fell, and Hunter was also sniffling tearing up a bit while hugging me
before I finished up the prayer.

I said to my precious baby boy, "Hunter, Mommy's gonna cry when I drop
you off for school."

He says, "Mommy it will be okay, you have to be tough." .... OH MY
WORD..... that made me even more sad to hear these sweet words come
out of a precious (almost) 5 year old.
Sigh.. My baby is growing up on me!!


Here is how Hunter's first day of Kindergarten went.
He woke up around 3:30 and came into our bed because he said he had a
bad dream (or was he really anxious to start school? hmm) ha., I woke
him up around 6 a.m, he did not want to get up, poor fella.

We got up, took some pictures then off we drove him to school.  we sat
in the car for about 15 minutes before going in bc we were a bit
early. Meanwhile as we waited we took some silly pictures of our
little family, Hunter was just tickled to go in and was in a goofy
mood. ha

He got ahold of my camera while waiting ha 

We walked in after a while to his classroom and met Mrs. Miller at the
door. She was very nice and nervous herself.

(Doesn't look very happy ha)

Hunter did great! He walked in, found his cubbie, and then sat down.
They fed him his breakfast in the classroom. While we were waiting on
him get done with his breakfast, there was another little girl sitting
in front of him who was just as cute as she could be. She kept on
smiling at Hunter, and giggling. Daddy bends down in Hunter's ear and
tells him look buddy you already have a girlfriend. He smiles then
says to his Daddy, her cubbie is right next to mine too! ha.. Bitter
sweet moments!!

Once he completed his breakfast, the children had time to play with
blocks and just roam around the room for a little while, so he played
with 2 other girls. We saw that another bigger boy was crying as his
mom had left him, and just by seeing that about broke my heart and I
didn't want to leave my buddy!

But time was ticking and so we had to leave him. I hugged him and told
him we were leaving, he told his Daddy by and went back to playing as
if it didn't even bother him.
Such a big boy!! I asked for a kiss and he said no Mommy, ha, but as I
told him one last time I was leaving, he says wait Mommy and gave me a
huge hug and a kiss. It was so sweet, knowing that he was about to be
left for his first day of what will be his next 12 yrs of school and
wanting his Mommies loving made my heart melt!

We turned back one last time while walking out the door and waved to
him as he smiled and waved back, then off he went to playing with his
new girlfriends. ha.


They gave each kindergarten parent a Boo-Hoo breakfast in the library.
It was so sweet of them to remember us as we drop off our little ones.
The little baggy came with a note, some tissues and a Lipton sweet tea
so we could kick back, sip on some hot tea and reminisce about our
babies first day. Very thoughtful!

Wayne and I took the day off so we could be there to pick up Hunter
that evening.

As I waited at his after school daycare (which is our old church), I
watched him get off the bus with a huge smile. The first words that
came out of his mouth were, you said Darren and Melina would be on the
bus.. ha.

He'll be riding the bus the next morning with his two cousins, so he
didn't quit understand why they weren't on that evening bus.

His first day was a success. Few words were said, he said he met a few
friends and that was pretty much it.

The next few days went by and he did very well.

He's now adjusted to his new class and knows where to go to and from school.

I ate lunch with him this past Friday and boy was he tickled over
that!! He loved me being there for him and his teacher said he's been
very good this week.

He won the artistic skill of the day and was the best one in the
class! He was so proud and so were we!!

I can't believe my baby has officially became a kindergarten!! I know
that he'll do well in school, and pray God will keep him safe each and
every day!