Mikayla is Five!

Happy Birthday Mikayla Mae!

And here are just a few reasons why I love this sweet little girl:

1. She loves to look "fashion" but has her own distinction of "cute" and "fashion" and has a certain preference each day.

2. She is terrified of sharks and always asks me if there is a shark in the lake, or river, or whatever body of water we are passing.

3. She still mixes up her pronouns. For example, she says, "Him is so mean! Him is not invited to my birthday!"

4. She gives the best hugs and squeezes so tight that she chokes me.

5. She is loyal and always sticks up for her friends.

6. She is a trooper. I forget how young she is compared to the Daisies (she's not supposed to be in the troop) and I still expect the same out of her and forget that she's a lot younger.

7. She's strong! She can go across the monkey bars and is really good at gymnastics. 8. She's shy. She gets SO nervous in front of a lot of people, or even just in a room with a lot of people that she doesn't know.

9. She's funny. She makes everyone laugh. She's always the kid that says the most inappropriate things (about panties or "stinky toots" or whatever) in the class, even though it drives her teacher crazy.

10. She likes to disagree. She tells me she has a bad day, just because in the morning I told her she was going to have a GREAT DAY. She tells me she hates ice cream just because I had mentioned that she loves ice cream! She insists that she's getting tattoos and a belly ring just because I told her how much I hate them.

11. She is really, really good at art.

12. She can play dolls forever by herself. She loves Barbies, PollyPockets, her American Girl doll...whatever.

13. She loves to get dirty. This did not come naturally, but with the big sister she has, she took it on and then took it to a whole new level.

14. She's very independent. She potty trained herself at 20 months and has never let me help her in the bathroom. She dresses herself and gets mad if I try to help her wash her hair.

15. She hates to clean up. She is really good at getting away with it too...like she'll pick up two dolls and then start playing quietly while everyone else cleans.

16. She loves shrimp and can eat more shrimp than I can in one sitting.

17. She's compassionate. She cares deeply about the people she loves.

18. She loves make up and jewelry and to "jam out" in the car.

19. She knows what she likes. It doesn't matter that every other girl in the world is having a Hannah Montana or High School Musical Party...she wants an Annie one!! (more to come later)

20. She loves to hang out at the elementary school and feels very important. She will enter kindergarten knowing every kindergartent teacher there!

I don't know what I would do without my sweet Mikayla. She adds the spice to my life...and a whole lot of sugar too.

Happy Birthday!!!!