Hayden Michael Heninger

In 8th grade I randomly sat down with some friends I barely knew. At the other side of the table was a tiny little boy with the biggest brown eyes you ever did see! That cute little stinker was cracking jokes left and right, and kept talking about a scary show he watched called, "The Walking Dead." He told a story about some relative of his getting trampled to death by goats, and he was so short I'm pretty sure he didn't even reach my shoulder.

Later that semester I realized he was in my health class! We did some random mystery game to find out who a creepy guy was (but let's be real, we spent the whole class just messing around). I have no idea how we became best friends so fast, but we did :) I'm forever grateful for it.

One day after school and track practice he pulled me aside and played me "All About Us" by He Is We on his guitar. Whatta ladies man! I'm amazed he was big enough to hold the guitar! But it was probably the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me, considering it is my all time favorite song. It still is to this day.

We both tried out for Student Council and made it on the Freshman Class! Our first meeting we walked in together and was overwhelmed! But so excited, because everyone loved our little middle school selves :) I have no idea how though (we were so weird).

Anyways, over the summer we spent time hanging out with student council, swimming, and going to Lagoon where he convinced me (*dragged me) to the front seat of Wicked. We passed out together on Colossas and screamed on the Skycoaster. I'd post the picture of us but you would all make fun of our immature little faces :)

I could go on an on with the fun memories we have shared. We have done almost everything together. We stand by each other on the football sidelines. We get to the school at 5 am to set up assemblies. We go on walks and find random places, singing to people in tunnels or watching people behind the bathroom. We watch funny vines until we can't laugh anymore. We collect voodoo dolls and random toys like puppets or umbrella hats. We take pictures and videos together. We listen to good music and go to the temple to do 64 family names. He lets me wear his sweatshirts because I always get more compliments on them than he does. We take the most awful split cams, and just ugly pictures of each other in general. We tell each other everything, and we stress out together when March hits.

Over the passed couple years Hayden has been with me through everything. He has been my support, my strength, my smile, my happiness, and my partner in crime. He has grown into his eyes, and he can now see the top of my head, but his smile and his fun spirit are the same. He has introduced me to pink pina colada smoothies, frozen yogurt, cafe rio, ihop, wrestling, eagle park, videography, taylor swift, and many dumb inside jokes. Between scaring me in my basement, to letting my cry on his shoulder, Hayden is the definition of a perfect best friend.

Hayden is the most selfless person I know. He will drop anything to help me out and he will always care about my feelings before his own. We have shared so many fun memories together and I'm excited to share even more. He may be the strangest kid I know, but he is also the most spiritually strong young man I have ever met. He is such a worthy priesthood holder (in fact, when I saw him bless the sacrament I started crying because of how amazing he is). Hayden can make me smile anytime.

I love my Hayden Michael Heninger. He is my best friend on this earth.

one time we planked on a trash can. weird huh?

we used to have a psych/pineapple obsession too

LOOK HOW CUTE HE WAS!!!