Miss Skylee is Turning Four!

My sweet Skylee turns four on Suday I really can't believe it. Yesterday we celebrated Skylee's birthday with a few friends and families. It turned out to be really fun. I learned a few things this time around- buying a pinata is definitely worth it (I thought $20 was expensive but after 4 days of making my own I was seriously considering the $20 bucks would be worth it), simple is the way to go, I tend to over-plan and need to calm down and it doesn't take much to please a four year old :) She was in heaven here are a few pics:

All that work... Couldn't decide if I wanted to join in and hit it or cry when they did...

Candy!

The final product Skylee loves red and loves to play Angry Birds so I thought this was perfect

So I have to take a second and tell a little about this little spit-fire girl over the past year or so.

• Thankfully she is starting to emerge from her fit-throwing two and three year old stage


• She loves to tease her brother BUT


• Is also super protective of him


• She is very considerate


• She loves to tell her Momma at random times that she loves her and it makes me so happy :)


• She is doing SO much better in Sunbeams- the first few weeks were a mixture of crying and falling asleep in primary.


• She will be done with her swimming lessons today and the progress she has made is incredible! The first day she would do NOTHING for fear they would make her stick her head under- now she is doing back floats like a champ, jumping from the side and even jumping from the diving board. She now LOVES to do her bobs and stick her head under. This fact alone makes one Happy Mother!


• She has an amazing memory! Just last night she read me a book word for word that I had read her like three times. She also has a great long-term memory and randomly asks- ' Do you member ..." And I have to rack my brain trying to think of what she is talking about.


• She loves bologne, bread and butter, mac and cheese, watermelon, oranges, peas.


• She is getting better at sharing and plays the very best with boys that are just a little younger than her- maybe it is because they are about her size :)


• She is SUPER stubborn and when she sets her mind on something good luck EVER getting it onto something else... Seriously! (I'm hoping if channeled correctly this can be a good quality in the future for her sticking up for what is right... hopefully!)


• She says some of the dang cutest things I wish I had a tape recorder on me at all times. She is creative and very smart.


• We absolutely LOVE our Skylee she is such a blessing in our family! Life wouldn't be the same without her.