back in march, matt's parents and our nephew, haden, were in town for chetty's 7th birthday. and then my parents, and sister, and all the hughes cousins were in town for holden's 5th birthday in june! i wonder who will show up for tad's 2nd birthday in a couple weeks.. anyone? .. hello?
we spent holden's birthday at huntington beach. it was a perfect beach day - we all had a lot of fun! unfortunately, matt couldn't make it because he had to work. blah blah. he joined us afterwards for dinner and a donut cake at our house. we played one party game, opened gifts, and called it a night. it was simple, but holden felt super special. and now he is a FIVE year old. i can hardly believe it.
holden has grown up a lot this past year, and i know that as he goes into kindergarten this year the growing up will happen even faster. i am not really ready for that, but am aware that i do not have much say. bummer.
holden is a very sweet boy.
he is a great helper.
he is a great helper.
he is a quick learner.
he is so good at making new friends.
he is always up to try something new.
he is silly. and makes the silliest faces.
holden draws the most darling pictures. for reals.
he loves to wrestle, read, bake, ride bikes, built forts, swim, eat candy.
he is a sweet big brother to tad.
he is a sweet big brother to tad.
and he has a really special friendship with chet. they do everything together - sleep, play, read, pee.. you name it!
he has the best gut laugh.
he calls them 'pupcakes' instead of cupcakes, and i will be sad when that stops!
he is super handsome.
and he is our favorite middle child!
he calls them 'pupcakes' instead of cupcakes, and i will be sad when that stops!
he is super handsome.
and he is our favorite middle child!
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my parents and sister didn't get to stay long, but we did fill up their stay with fun activities. we swam at the hotel, went on a late night walk to a park, picnicked at lacy park, and some of us hiked the hollywood sign.
