Will Turns Five!

Thanksgiving usually means food and family for most people. It does for us too in the Kueny household but it also means Will's birthday. Just five short years ago I was so OVERDUE and it was Thanksgiving and I could hardly force anything down because I had almost a 9 pound baby inside of me that did not want to join the outside world! Just a few days later, and Will finally arrived 10 days late. Now, he turned 5 today and I just can't believe it:(

We started the day out with some breakfast pancakes. I stole the idea from my friend Amanda, and had Daddy whip up some pancakes shaped in the number 5. Will ate that up, literally! Not to be outdone by brother, Owen demanded his pancake also be a fun shape. Daddy made O a number 2 naturally:) Sorry Owen's is a little blurry. Seeing as how the child does not ever stop moving it makes it hard to snap a good picture. His name should have been Owen In Motion Kueny.

After breakfast and dishes we moved to the living room for Will to open up some presents. He first opened cousin Ava's present which was a Toy Story 3 game for his new Nintendo DS Daddy and I got him. He thought it was the movie since he had not opened our gift yet. Next up, he finally opened his DS. He loves it! He calls it his new "phone" since he sees Daddy and I on our phones all the time. Joined with Ava's gift, he now has Toy Story 3, Rio, Team Umizoomi, Cars 2, and Mario. I think that should hold him for a good long time!!!


It was finally time for Momma to take a shower. Not to worry, Will just played his new Nintendo the whole time while Owen ran around and destroyed more of my house. Okay, Momma's showered and sort of put together so let's go to lunch! Will gets to choose today so he told me he wanted salad. Oh, my 5 year old vegetarian! Off to Wendy's because they have AWESOME salad. He got his very own salad and a baked potato. All food he requested. Will ate and enjoyed his food...Owen stuffed his mouth and ran around the place talking and bothering other people. No lie. I couldn't stuff my salad down my throat fast enough so we could leave and allow all the other people to enjoy the rest of their lunch in semi-peace.

After Wendy's (I am getting tired now but the kids are still going strong) it was time to head to Bass Pro. Today was all about Will and Will loves him some Bass Pro. The boys got to eat some popcorn by the fire, drink a sugary carbonated beverage, and talk to some creepy grandpa on the couch that wouldn't stop staring at me. Let's be frank...it was only Owen talking to the creepy grandpa. Will never said one word to him. Here is Will showing off his Bass Pro ornament that YES I HUNG ON MY TREE! Both boys are captivated by the lights, sounds, animals, and people of Bass Pro as evident in this picture I took of Owen. I couldn't get him to look at the camera for the life of me because he was too caught up in the deer. Couldn't and wouldn't stop looking at them. Precious!

Daddy and Will rented "Rio" to watch while Owen took a short 45 minute nap to recharge his batteries. 45 minutes was not enough time for Momma to recharge but that only means early to bed for both the boys tonight, which I totally am fine with!

Dinner was all that was left for the day (Thank You Lord!). For dinner we went for pizza with Nini and Pappy and Aunt Kasey. Man, did he eat! I can't believe with all the special "treats" today how well he ate. Gotta love pizza. Nini and Pappy got Will a Cars 2 track to race some of the million matchbox cars he has, a Cars 2 game for his Nintendo (do you see a pattern here?), and a Dinosaur Train Color Wonder set. To all you Momma's out there that don't know about Color Wonder...it is amazing! The markers ONLY color on that special paper. Not floors, walls, clothes, etc. Worth the money for sure!

The night would not have been complete without another form of dessert. Nini to the rescue! She brought Will and Owen a special treat of QT donuts. Neither child ate more than 3 bites of the dessert so I guess they really were full for the day:) Not to worry...they can be another special treat for tomorrow!

Will had such an amazing and fun filled day. I am so incredibly thankful to have him in my life and that God allowed me to be his Momma. He fills my heart with joy on a daily basis and I wouldn't change one thing about him because that is the way God made him and I wouldn't have it any other way. Momma loves you Will Parker!