Dear Hayden,

Today, you turned one! It has been such a fast year, and you give us so many reasons to celebrate! We had some friends of yours (including Grandma and Grandpa) over to celebrate with you!

Love you,
Mama

Your Party Clothes

Birthday Cupcakes

Making a Wish

Opening Gifts

Flying with Grandpa

Watching your Slideshow before bed

Dear Hayden,

Today we had a small celebration for your birthday because Nana and Papa won’t be here on Sunday to celebrate. We had meatloaf for dinner, which you love, then you ate part of a birthday cookie, and then they gave you some awesome presents! They will be on vacation for a couple of weeks, but they’ll be thinking of you on Sunday for sure!

Love you,
Mama

Meatloaf Face

Birthday Cookies

Birthday Cookie

Birthday Cookie Hair Do

Opening Birthday Gifts

Dear Hayden,

This weekend, we took a road trip to California. It was your first road trip! While we were there, I went to a meeting, so Dad took you to the Los Angeles Zoo. It was your first trip to the zoo. You absolutely loved it! He said you pointed at all of the animals and kicked your feet (that’s what you do when you’re excited) all day! We went to visit Grams, too. It was sad to be there without Poppie, but it was good to see Grams and give her a hug and a kiss and spend the day with her. On Sunday, we went to the beach. It was your first trip to the beach, and you loved that, too! As the water came near, you started jumping and screaming; you were so excited!

Love you,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

Today is Grandparent’s Day. Basically, the day you were born, you won the grandparent lottery.

Love you,
Mama

Grandpa

Grandma

Nana and Papa

Dear Hayden,

I can’t believe you’re turning one this month! It’s so exciting and completely unbelievable. It’s been the most amazing year of my life ~ it’s still incredible to me that somehow in the benevolent arrangement of things, I get to be your mom.

Love you,

Mama