FOUR

Happy Birthday Mackayla!!

We love your funky style

and your sweetness.

You hate meat but will force yourself to eat a little because you like the idea of it giving you big muscles

You STILL get the hiccups when you laugh really hard

You still love drawing and filling a page with intricate designs

Your food cannot touch on your plate and you absolutely CANNOT have dirty hands or spills at the table

You remember names and people better than most

Sweet*Sassy*Strong*Sensitive and everything in between

You value cleanliness and order

You value your dad's opinion greatly and love to show him things

For your birthday celebration we went to Soak City with Dad on Saturday

On Wednesday, the 12th, your birth day, we had a few close friends come for cupcakes and ice cream, (and pirate booty your favorite!!) at the park.

We threw water balloons and played bean boozled too.

the ice cream melted... 

Once everyone was done with the game you went ahead and ate the rest of the dozen beans left.

The gross ones like dog food and vomit you quietly took out, looking like you would cry, and daintily handed them to me. Then you would dig right in and grab another to try.

I think that describes you well...equally brave, unafraid, sensitive and subtle.

 

 Your biggest concern about turning 4 and getting bigger was that you would be too big for me to pick you up anymore.

And you were so relieved when I picked you up in the morning and hugged you - I think it made your day. 

You want to be big, but not too big. We're on the same page :)