1.08.2009

Happy happy birthday!

Somebody LOVES their birthday! (and yes I know she may have inherited that quality from her mother, but hey... is that really a bad thing to love?!) Eden grew to the old age of five on Friday and we are barely recovering from the blast of birthday events we had :) We started out with a family bike ride at the park (we love our new bikes and are getting some good exercise as of late)Any person riding rides on their birthday gets to ride on the train for free, so we hit up the rides.The girlies had so so so much fun. And my favorite part is that they HAD to take their kittens, Snowball and Snowflake (poor little sister always gets stuck with second best. Eden named her kitty first, therefore, delia's is named the next best thing.... Snowflake)
When they rode on the jetski ride, they stuffed the kitties underneath them and sat on them to keep them safe. Why the heck did Santa bring the girls new bikes when they were COMPLETELY happy with white toy kitties? (way easier for the elves to make and probably cheaper to ship on the sleigh)(note their kitties under their arms) Eden had a birthday dinner and was so excited for her cake. Her Grandma Lainey was quite the entertainer as she grew up (this might be where Eden gets it from) and she has taught Eden to always pose for the camera like this:We LOVE Eden and couldn't have chosen a better big sister for our family. She is my best helper around the house, with delia, and thinking of others first :)

Some things Eden really loves right now:

playing pretend, especially when she gets to head up the storyline :)
her amazing preschool and teacher Miss Leah

strawberries

drawing pictures: high heels, fancy dresses, details right down to rings on fingers and eyebrows

learning how to ride her bike better than ever
plain brocolli
playing polly pockets for hours with delia
taking pictures

telling you things that she knows but you don't know about bubble gum
her loose tooth

Oh Earbug... you are growing up too fast! But I am so proud of the big girl you are growing to be! I know you will love this next year as you are five years old. So many changes in starting school, learning independence, reading, making new friends and really discovering who you are and what you are about!

7 comments:

Candice said...

Happy happy Birthday Dear Miss Eden!! So glad we are friends.

Leah Martineau said...

Oh those pictures are priceless!!! Eden is such a special little girl!! If you ask Ryker who his friends are Eden and Delia are first on his list. So exciting to have a big 5 year old =)

Laney said...

Eden,
I'm so glad you had a great birthday! You are growing up so fast - pretty soon you will be a teenager :) I love you so much. We are so blessed to have you in our family.
Love, Grandma Laney

jklaproth said...

I love all your pictures! as usual.. so cute and fun! Birthdays are great. I love the bike rides too! I'm jealous, we don't have bikes [yet]. I ran into Ashley they other day... that was fun to see her and we should all get together sometime! Or if you ever want to come down to the gym and let the kids run around, that's always great too.

Russel and Marcie Sipes said...

Isn't it so crazy our "babies" are getting so big. It is bitter-sweet. Eden is the cutest kid ever. We are so glad to know you guys. Your all great.

P.S. We like the name Snowflake the BEST!!!:)

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Melissa said...

Happy birthday Eden! Tatum sends you a big hug. Hope this year is your most fabulous yet!