3

Ms. Kalli has turned 3! My "baby" has turned three. I have to say it has been a great ride so far with her, easy, easy, easy... with its moments of course. I have a feeling that it will be three that will be difficult, she is already starting to sport some attitude and not listening as well lately. One of my favorite things about this little girl is when she grabs my face in her hands and pulls me in for a snuggle. Kalli loves to be snuggled and held. She is a little too obsessed (in my opinion) with Barbies. She can play by herself independently or loves to tag along her older brother and sister, when they let her. She definitely favors girls (me and Keia) over boys (daddy and Mattix). She will not allow Matt to do anything for her, she has always been a mama's girl. Even in church the other day, she wouldn't allow her Nursery teacher to take her potty, she had to come and get me. I was laughing because she never lets Matt take her when we are home. Kalli loves pink and purple, princesses, and potty words: saying poopy, ear wax, and eyeballs to everything. When we say goodbye to Mattix for Kindergarten she always says, "goodbye eyeballs." Kalli has the world's best laugh and makes the funniest faces. She surprises us everyday with the things that come out of her mouth, she learned quickly from her siblings. As you can tell I love this girl and what she adds to our family. I always think of sunshine when I think of Kalli. Love you bird.

Baptism day

Keia's baptism was beautiful, it could not have gone better. It was so nice to have both our families and friends there to support us and the spirit was strong. Matt did great, especially with giving Keia the Holy Ghost. Keia said she cried when she felt it. Both her grandmas had a part in the program, which Keia is very close to both of them. Here are some pics- I have a horrible camera, so they didn't turn out very good.

eight.

For those who don't know, eight is a big age to turn in our church. Keia is going to be baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in two weeks. Keia has grown up so much. She has officially told me that she, "is so into money". In fact for her birthday this year, she did not want a party, she just wanted money to go buy things for her American Doll girl. One day she handed me a bunch of letters in envelopes saying they were for the family. Keia had written my parents, sisters, Matt's mom, and brother all a letter reminding them it was her birthday and that she would like 20-30 bucks. This girl knows what she wants, therefore she is now earning money for her allowance and learning to budget. So for her actual birthday, we went on a date to the movies, shopping for some clothes (which typically she does not care about), lunch at her favorite restaurant, then a sleepover just the girls at my mom's house. It was a really fun and special day- I don't think I have too many birthdays left where she wants to hang out with her mom all day. At 8, Keia is still very independent, a leader- and knows how to get her way with her siblings, obedient, analyzer, competitive, and smart. Sometimes her persistence to get her way drives me crazy, but then I know she isn't easily persuaded. In fact, we had a neighbor boy (6) who can be a rascal, took some treats from a neighbor's doorstep and started eating them, he told Keia to take some of the treats, but she said it was wrong and wasn't choosing the right. In those moments, I am so grateful for her strong personality and pray that it will be a gift in her life, not an obstacle. I am grateful that she loves to still be held close and at this point is still so innocent. Here is a picture of Miss Keia waking up on her birthday getting to eat a sugary cereal she chose...she loves Reeses!