Happy Birthday Mikayla!!!

Had a fantastic, busy weekend!! It started on Thursday night with Mike's grandparents coming in town... dinner at Mike's parents house, doctor appointment, dinner out at Longhorn, lunch at Cracker Barrel, Mikayla's birthday party, incredible church service, meeting after church to vote in our brand new senior pastor, and dinner at Mike's parents house again. Whew... I am exhausted!!! It has been wonderful!! Cannot believe my baby girl is 3 years old. Remembered the day of going in to have Mikayla three years ago... the miracle that so many people witnessed that day. God continues to amaze me every day through her. He has brought her way beyond all the stuff the doctors said and expected of her. She continues to amaze the doctors also!! We are so thankful for the decision we made over three years ago to have faith in what our eyes could not see and our minds could not understand. Could not imagine not having Mikayla in our lives!! There are days that I am exhausted from all the continued doctors appointments, specialists, cathing, UTIs, and all the other special needs but I look at her and would not give HER up for ANYTHING in the world!!! She has such an incredible future ahead. I cannot wait to see the person she will become and the lives she will continue to touch!!

Her party was scheduled to be at the park here in Portland but the weather did not want to cooperate with us!! We were under a tornado watch pretty much all day so we did not want to chance it and moved the party here to our house. We had probably 35 people in our tiny house... crazy!!! It stressed me out quite a bit but ended up being fine... we just all got really close!! We had a good turnout for the weather being so yucky!! I am so thankful for all the friends we have and the people that love Mikayla. The kids had a good time playing with all Mikayla's toys... it looked like a tornado came through here... but all that was important is the kids were occupied and happy!!!
Mikayla and her buddy Brayden(Brayden is going to marry Mikayla)

Some of the kiddos playing in Mikayla's room...missing several kids in this picture

Mike, Gary and Debbie Frye, Bill Bryant, Heather Street

Justin Reid, Tim and Ashley West(and Nate), and PopPop

MomMom, Geoff and Tammy Reid, Andrea Johnson, and Sarai Laguna

Mike(sitting in Mikayla's chair), Brayden, Heather Street, Aj, Kara, Papa, Mamaw, PopPop, MomMom...there are several families that I did not get in pictures who came in after I stopped taking pictures.

Aj, Kaykay, part of Kara- getting ready to blow out candles

Mikayla would not blow out the candles so Aj did it for her

Enjoying her cupcake

Aj and Kara

The happy girl on her official birthday!!!

First time for Mikayla to get flowers and they are not from Mommy and Daddy... Thanks Pastor Bobby!!

Opening presents at Mamaw's with Aj, Kara, and Georgie

Crazy Aj - measuring his head using tape measure from Mikayla's new tool set

No, that is not a crazy hat... those are Mikayla's capris on Aj's head

No, that is not our form of punishment... that was them just playing around

Yes, Mikayla is insistent that Kara get in on the fun too!! What a good sport Kara is!!

Happy Easter

Yes- I know it is a shock... two posts within a few days of one another!! We had a beautiful, fun Easter weekend. We had egg hunts, visits with family, and just some good relaxing time. Sunday we remembered why we celebrate Easter... Jesus rose from the grave and all our sins were forgiven and we were given an eternal life with Him in heaven. I am so thankful that I can be forgiven for my past and also for everyday sins. I am so thankful for the stripes Jesus took on his back for our healing. Our church service Sunday was incredible - we have some really talented people in our church. It was an illustrated service.
Mikayla got WAYYYYYY too much candy from the Easter bunny both at our house, Mamaws, and Memaw B's.
This picture we were just playing around with curlers to see how her hair would do.

KayKay and Mommy before church Sunday

Mikayla in her pretty dress.

Being silly- wish she would have given me a real smile

Daddy and his girl

Hunting eggs at Mamaws on Sunday

Cheesin'

We have been doing pretty good. Dealing with getting closer to "threes" with Mikayla. She is really trying to test her boundaries in everything. Some days are very stressful for Mommy!! I wonder how in the world it will be with a newborn and a three year old. Could be very interesting!!! At least I have people close by who are more than willing to help out!! Mike is taking off at least 3 weeks when Luke gets here so I am super thankful for him having a job the enables him to do that. Everything is going great with the pregnancy... besides feeling like a blimp lately!! I am pretty much the same size at 22 weeks with Luke that I was when I went to delivery Mikayla. Pretty crazy!! Loving the weather lately... today is around 80 and sunny!! Mikayla is enjoying being able to go outside and play. Someone wanted to see a baby bump picture so ... here it is!

Mikayla got a new four wheeler... she loves to ride it as long as she does not have to push the gas... she will steer it but will not push the gas button on the handle.

We went bowling a few weeks ago. Mikayla was terrified until Puppy started "bowling". By the time we left she was doing it herself. I actually got in trouble over the loudspeaker for taking pictures... there was league bowling going on and I guess my flash distracted them. Whatever!!

Silly girl... I put her hair in sponge rollers today. When I showed her in the mirror all she could do is stare.

This what her room looks like while she is playing today... loves getting all her toys out. She is actually pretty good about cleaning up.

Duke loves to share the bed with Mikayla.