Not a Baby Anymore

This cutie turned three!

She just loves the idea of getting bigger:)

We got to celebrate in Utah with our cousins.

All the kids got their own little ice cream cone on the cake:)

My mom really gets credit for the party. She is awesome! 

We had a treasure hunt to a prize, each round having an activity and a clue...

One round they had to do hula hoop, one round was kicking a ball across the yard, one was ring toss:

 Sometimes making it in is just a matter of the right positioning

 Callie just makes me happy. Everything she does. Including her impromptu songs.

 Treasure Found!

  Opening Presents

One day at the pool we put some unusually large goggles on Mackayla for her first time wearing them. Even though she could barely see, she was pretty excited and walked proudly around the pool to the steps.

On our way we passed some even larger snorkeling goggles to which Mackayla stopped, pointed, and loudly squawked like a parrot, "What?!?!" and then kept walking.

The image is seared in my brain. So dang funny. I find myself squawking "What?!" to my kids pretty often even though they don't get my little inside joke and think I'm a little nuts.

She is loving swimming and has decided lately she can swim and doesn't need her floaty anymore. Then starts to sink to the bottom;) but she is learning fast!

For each kids' birthday we try to think of something special we can do with just them.

For Mackayla I knew her love of clothes would make getting a new outfit the perfect outing.

These are her new Elsa jammies:

 We went to the mall to choose and she was just beaming the whole time!!
Here's her new outfit:)

Mackayla really is such a sweetheart. Luckily though, she can hold her own if crossed (probably an essential characteristic to have nowadays). She's been known to tackle her brother and sister or tell them how it is. She's my little shadow and so fun and easy to have around. 

She pretty much constantly wants to "play puppy". If I play it consists of me telling her to do tricks and then giving her a pretend treat and petting her.

Other loves include playing the ipad, fruit snacks, blueberries, the Sword in the Stone.

I love you Kayla. We're so glad you're in our family!!