When Mya came over after school on Friday, I asked her if she wanted to go shopping for her birthday present since we had time. She told me she thought we would do that tomorrow and she just wanted to play. She ended up going to Trichelle's with Kimleighel for a minute so Kimi could get her "Behr" fix....she was missing him. Kimi wanted to stay but knew I was excited to have Mya and so TJ brought Mya back when he took Ivy to her dads for the weekend. Ivy wanted to come give me a hug too. I'm glad that the grands like coming over every chance they get. I can't believe how tall Ivy is. She probably is taller than me but her mom has trained her to bend so she doesn't look taller than us. It was fun getting hugs from Ivy and seeing her for a minute before she had to go. I can't say it enough....I adore my grands!
I am so impressed with this cute little one. Before going to bed Mya read her scriptures and wrote in her journal her cousin Kamryn gave to her. Mya notices when people aren't modest and it bothers her. She pays attention to the word of wisdom and the things she is being taught and will call you on it. I don't buy pop often but a few weeks ago we did have some Coke and I was having some. She asked me what it was and reminded me that there is caffeine in it and if it wasn't okay for her to have then why would I be drinking it. She's right and since then when I have bought soda pop for our house it has been caffeine free. I hope she will always be so mindful and strong in her beliefs and behaviors. This little girl is a Spiritual Giant!
We slept in a little. I got up and showered and got ready for Jared's basketball game and by the time I came back little Miss Mya was awake. I know she is not a morning person and that she probably wouldn't want to go to Jared's game so I gave her a few choices. She chose to stay home and watch cartoons. (Kimi was upstairs) She was ready for pancakes when we came home. (Jared's team won by one point...it was intense) My grands love pancakes and so that's usually what we make. Mya decided to eat hers on the bar and I decided to just let her.
Mya invited Kimleighel and Jared to come shopping with us. She loves her Aunt and Uncle and they are so good to all the little ones. Mya knew she wanted to go to Joann's to get her birthday gift. Mya loves crafting and creating. She is very mindful of what she wants and puts a lot of thought into it. She is also very mindful of the price and doesn't want to spend too much. She ended up with a craft using plastic mesh and yarn and some earmuffs and gloves. She was tickled pink and so was I. Mya chose Arctic Circle for lunch. She likes that little mini corn dogs and that's the only place I know of that has them. She did not play in the kid area and even though we had seats in there at first it was just too noisy today and we all moved to another table.
Mya wasn't in any hurry to go home and just wanted to go back to my house. When we got home we got right on her craft. I think I might have cut it a little off but I think it will also be okay. I told Natalie and Justin they might need to help Mya adjust a little.
Mya wanted to play as long as she could. She's pretty good at playing by herself. I went up in the room upstairs that the girls like playing in and found her in the middle of a huge mess that hasn't been cleaned up forever. She was content and happy though and so I let her be and will not worry about the mess. I seldom go up stairs in that room and it's because I get frustrated how messy it always seems to be. I have to remind myself that things don't have to be orderly all the time and to stay downstairs.
After playing inside for quite awhile she talked me into going outside with her to play. Heck...it's her celebration and I didn't plan on doing anything else so I went out and played with her. We rode scooters and wiggle cars. We raced to the play ground and I am thankful that Mya gave me head start because I barely beat her. Mya played on the swings and a lot on the ice. She ended up falling a few times but was tough. Mya climbed trees when we were going over to see the cows. My kids all loved climbing trees too. Mya has always reminded me more of her mom but right now at this age I can see Justin. I see him through her eyes and freckled cheeks.
We finally decided that it was time to take this cutie home. When we got there Parker was out taking care of his bunnies. I don't think I have wrote it here but Parker's bunny "Bark" ended up being a female...a pregnant female. On Macie's birthday "Bark" who now is named "Vixie"had seven cute little bunnies. Parker is pretty good at taking care of them all. He knows if he doesn't that they will be taken away.
Everyone was happy to have Mya home. We were happy that we were able to spend so much time with her. Oh how I love celebrating birthdays!
