HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYLEY!

6 years ago today the balance of our family changed...we had a girl!

And our world has been colored pink ever since...

Hayley was so excited to turn six. It has been a countdown for a long time. Everytime we did something in the last week, she reminded us that it was the "last time" she would do that being five. Like Sunday was the last time she would be 5 at church, Tuesday was the last time she would be 5 at the denist, etc. It was really cute.

HAYLEY'S WALL OF FAME FOR THE DAY...LOOK AT HOW SHE HAS GROWN!

We actually started celebrating Hayley's birthday last night with a special birthday dinner after Michael's basketball practice since tonight we had our friends housewarming party to go to. The Y was giving out Blue Bell Ice Cream during the basketball practice for the first time ever, so we actually had ice cream before dinner :)



Hayley picked 59 Diner for her birthday dinner and the waiter let her pick any dessert for a treat. She picked a chocolate milk shake (which was voted best shake in Houston by the way...and it was tasty!).



This morning we redeemed our library summer reading program circus vouchers and went with our friends to the circus. It was a lot of fun. Hayley's favorite part were the clowns and the little car one of them rode in at the beginning. She also really enjoyed the massive snow cone she got to pick out for a special birthday treat! It had a cute pony cup she got to bring home too.

I THINK SHE GOT A LITTLE BRAIN FREEZE!! That was one big snow cone that she shared with her brothers and friends.

After a late lunch/playtime at McDonalds (a treat in itself, since I never let them go in to play!), we headed home for a few hours. Hayley helped me decorate her cake and added the candles herself.


As soon as Dad got home, a very excited Hayley hit the presents. She loved the art projects from Grandma & Grandpa, the Webkinz from her cousins, HSM2 Barbie, and yoga mat she got from her brothers, but the jackpot was the present she had been asking for the last several months - her own PINK Nintendo DS. Hayley's best friends have these games and come over and play Mario with Trevor, so Hayley has REALLY been wanting to get in on the action too.

Michael getting Hayley set up - check out that smile! :)

After presents we had to leave and go to our friends housewarming party which was a lot of fun. We ate so much yummy food there, we were too stuffed to have birthday cake tonight, but Hayley still made her wish and blew out her candles.



We will get to party on tomorrow with the cake and her grandparents. Don'tcha just love those birth week celebrations! We sure do.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYLEY - WE LOVE YOU!