My So Called Life

 Logan celebrated his 5th birthday this past weekend. I am still in shock that my son turned 5. I still remember his birth like it was yesterday. Becoming this little boys mom was one of the best days of my life. He has added so much love to my life. It is amazing how fast they grow. I feel like I blink and he is another year older. I try to slow down and enjoy my time wit him because before I know it it will be gone. The best advice my mother gave me is to always take the time to spend with your children. She told me there will always be time for dirty dishes, laundry and a clean house once they are gone. So if you visit my house might not be spotless but you can find me in the boys room playing farm!

The birthday boy requested homemade pizza for his birthday dinner! 

 His favorite part is getting to put cheese on the pizza. He loves to spend time in the

 kitchen with me cooking.

 I spent the last three weeks planning a huge party for Logan. We invited his entire preschool class and by Thursday last week I had 48 RSVP's YIKES. Growing up I never had huge birthday parties. Yes my husband thinks I go over board but I love to make there birthday special. I rented a local community hall and it was perfect for the party. The kids had plenty of room to play and run. I didn't have to worry about a messy house or things getting broken.

 My mother-in-law makes the kids birthday cakes every year. The last two years has been really fun because Logan can pick out the cake himself. We spent hours looking at cakes and he finally picked out a few he liked. I really enjoyed planning his party with him this year. He knew exactly what he wanted and who he wanted to invite.

 We couldn't have a party without the main chartacter's!

 This was the best family picture I could get!

I found this awesome puzzle for the kids to color at the local party shop for only $5.00. It was so much fun for the kids and kept them very busy.

 Sunday was Logan's actual birthday! We took him to the park for a picnic and to ride his bike. The weather was so nice and Jason was actually off work for the day.

I hope that looking back Logan cherishes the love and hard work that goes into his birthday weekends. Now I have to go think about having a 5 year old that starts school soon.