Jayden's Birthday

 Our sweet 3rd child had a birthday! He has looked forward to this day for about a month now. This year is fell on a Monday so my husband decided to take the day off to celebrate with him. Unfortunately, our second child ended up sick that whole weekend so we decided to keep him home on Monday just to make sure he was 100% before sending him back to school. This ended up being a huge blessing as we decided at the last minute to keep our oldest home as well and just spend the whole day celebrating Jayden, as a family of 5. 

Sometimes, the best things in life are completely different from the original plan you had.

Having all 3 of our children home with us for this random Monday, a day that happened to be Jayden's special day ended up being exactly what we all needed. We spent the entire day devoted to Jayden and doing all the things he loves to do, including baking a birthday cake.

                                                           

We had birthday waffles to start the day and since we would all be at home, right after breakfast we started on a cake for Jayden. It was delicious!

One request Jayden had made for his special day was to go play at an entertainment center. We originally planned to go right after school but were able to switch and go right after nap/rest time. Jayden could pick one area (he chose the play world) and we had the whole place to ourselves! We ended up also taking the kids glow golfing since the place was so quiet, such a rarity. 

We stayed and played until dark time and so we grabbed a quick dinner (and Jayden had a packed meal with us I had made earlier that day), and drove to look at Christmas lights. We also stopped at the light festival in the park, a real treat that we all enjoy and look forward to yearly!

We came back home about bedtime and Jayden ended his day saying it was one of his best birthdays yet (at least until next year when we hope he says it again)!

Jayden, 

I can't believe you are 5! You have grown so quickly and the years go by so fast with you. You are living your best life and I pray you never lose touch with that side of you. Our true miracle child, you have taught us more about life than I think we may ever teach you. Keep finding the good in all the cards life hands you, God prepared you for your journey and you are the one that reminds us of that over and over again. We love you more than words can ever say. You are enough, just as you are.

Love,

Mommy