She's FOUR!

Our girl is officially four! We had her party last weekend with family and friends at Unpluggits (a fun little play/paint/playdoh/dress up/etc. place). I was TERRIBLE about taking pictures. Ugh, I'm so mad at myself that I didn't get A SINGLE picture of her and ANY of her grandparents. Yonna, Papa, MiMi, Neil, and Grannie all came for the weekend and I didn't get a one! Thank you all for coming, we really appreciate you all making the trip for the birthday girl!

Saylor and best pal Rylan

Friends and lots of paint

Silly, silly girl

Erin and Saylor

Our precious birthday girl

Today, I had a moment. We went to church knowing Saylor would now be in the four year old class, but when I got to the door and saw that the sign read "4 and 5 YEAR OLDS", I had to take a second. My baby is a baby....and five year olds are BIG. How can they be together?! Eeek! So as I took a few deep breaths and composed myself, she was already in the door, and then I had to beg for a hug. I am so very proud of her for being such a big girl, but my heart is breaking just a little. She told me after church that her new class was fun and she didn't know anyone, but she met new friends. Wasn't it just yesterday that she cried every time I dropped her off at church? Wasn't it just yesterday I couldn't wait until she could walk and talk, and now she DOES. NOT. STOP. It just really hit me today how big and independent my girl is now.

Saylor Grace, I don't even have the words to describe how thankful we are for you! We love every bit of you and are beyond proud of the kind, smart, hilarious, confident, beautiful little lady that you are. Thank you for making our lives brighter with your laugh, your smile, your dance moves, your words, your cuddles, your hugs, and your kisses.

I promise....this was just yesterday!

Saylor Tells All...

Tomorrow my sweet girl turns FOUR years old! I saw this idea on Pinterest and then on my friend, Libby's blog, and thought it was such a fun idea! Hopefully I will remember to do this each year. So here are her WORD for WORD answers as an almost four year old:

1. What is your favorite color? Blue
2. What is your favorite toy? My toy box with the blue sand
3. What is your favorite fruit? Grapes
4. What is your favorite veggie? Corn and peas
5. What is your favorite TV show? Jake and the Neverland Pirates
6. What is your favorite Movie? Tangled
7. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Spaghetti with the meatballs
8. What is your favorite outfit? Dress
9. What is your favorite game? Candyland
10. What is your favorite snack? Yogurt raisins
11. What is your favorite animal? A tall elephant to ride on
12. What is your favorite song? God is watching, watching over you.... (not sure that is what the song is called, it's from a CD from VBS last summer)
13. What is your favorite book? My bible book
14. Who is your best friend? Rylan and Averey
15. What is your favorite cereal? Chex
16. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Take a walk with Samson
17. What is your favorite thing to drink? Punch juice
18. What is your favorite holiday? Fall time....is fall time a
holiday, momma? (I explain holidays here). Ok, Easter.
19. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Blueberry with her jammies on
20. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Donuts with sprinkles on them
21. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? A butterfly cake
22. What do you want to be when you grow up? An astronaut
23. What is your favorite thing to do with mommy? Paint rocks
24. What is your favorite thing to do with daddy? Play-doh and moon dough

Highlights

See, what happens when I don't blog for four months, is I forget everything worth blogging about. So, I've gone through my pictures to make some late 2011 highlights.

1. This little lady started her second year of preschool. She is loving it, we are loving it! And she's a smarty :)

2. We went to a couple of pumpkin patches....at this one, these two girls got Kellen and I lost in a corn maze....then they wanted to be held while we found our way out.
3. My little bug wanted to be a lady bug again for Halloween this year. Great with me! Less time, less money...let's hope she keeps up this habit!

4. We had a baby shower for Tana and baby Kysen

5. We took our little ballerina to the Nutcracker. We had a great time and a memorable night!

6. This is Saylor, Kellen, and Ave Christmas morning. Actually it was the 26th, but Daddy worked on Christmas day and thankfully Saylor didn't even know we waited a day to have Christmas. (Do you notice a theme here? Saylor likes her lady bug wings a little bit I think.)

7. Saylor, Papa, and Ave on Christmas. So thankful that my parents were able to come again this year for Christmas.

8. This little guy decided to make his debut this week. Welcome to the family little man, we are so glad you are here!

*why do my pictures look fine on my computer until I put them on blogger, then they look blurry/splotchy?? Weird.