The Lorax!

Every once in a while I make time for mommy-daughter dates.  Mya loves the one-on-one time!  When the Lorax came out to theaters Justin was busy at home so during Parker's nap, Mya and I went out to the movies!  Of course it included popcorn and a drink!  We had so much fun and it was such a cute movie!  When the movie came out on DVD, we definitely had to buy this one! Mya's favorite part - the song How Bad Can I Be?  I'm not sure why?... maybe just the tune is catchy.  My favorite part about watching movies with her is when she bursts out laughing so hard.  It's the cutest thing!

Mya's 4!!!

I can't believe I have a 4 year old! She seems so grown up to me! Mya loves being in sunbeams! She had a hard time her first day. I think she thought she'd be able to sit by me and my class, so me dropping her off with her class then heading to the back of the room...she didn't like it. She cried so she came and sat with me and my 6 year old class. It ended up being a big day for her. There were no talks that first Sunday of the year but they were drawing names for the next week and Mya got the talk for the next week. She looked at me with fear in her eyes and told me she didn't want to do it. Then later her name got drawn again to help out with sharing time...I ended up going up there with her. Then in singing time, she was up there with all of the new sunbeams as they sang the Hello song to them. About half way through primary, Mya decided she could be brave and sit with her class. The rest of primary though she kept turning around mouthing things to me and smiling. So cute. That week we worked so hard on her talk. It was simple, but easy for her to memorize and it got the message across. She practiced in front of the mirror all week, in front of Lisa, Megan and Gavin, Grandma and Grandpa Wayment and Grandma Ropelato. We got lots of practice in. On Sunday, they sang happy birthday to her then she got up and gave her talk. I was so proud of her. She had it memorized so I didn't even have to help her. I just stood up there for moral support in case she forgot anything (and I wasn't sure if she would end up talking since she's a little shy). I wanted to cry when she was done! I was so proud of her. Justin came in and listened and said he could hear everything. She knew this was a huge thing for her and she was even very proud of herself.

Her birthday was so fun. She woke up and opened presents, I finished her cake then went and got a bunch of helium balloons for her birthday. After we went to McDonald's and then bowling. After that we came home so Parker could nap and so we played Sorry while he napped. Then Mya wanted dinner with just mom and dad, so we took Parker to my parent's while we went to dinner. She loved the one-on-one time with us. She kept telling us during dinner, "Thanks dad and mom. You're the best mom and dad in the world. I love you. This is the best day of my life." She's so fun to spoil since she's so grateful!

After dinner, we had a little party at home for her. She gets so excited for everyone to come over and that's what she kept talking about. I think she was in heaven that day. It really was just so fun!

Mya's Song

Mya's loves singing songs and today she's been busy singing and reading. Here's her song:

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
5 gold rings
3 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a pear tree in a pear tree!

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
9 ladies dancing
8 maids
3 golden rings
3 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a pear tree in a pear tree!

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
7 swans swimming
3 golden rings
3 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a pear tridge in a pear tree

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
7, 8 ladies dancing
3 golden legs
3 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a pear tridge in a pear tree!

(She had many more verses but these are the ones I wrote down.)

Caught Ya!

Mya thinks it's funny to sneak out of bed after she's been tucked in lately and hide. There's been a couple of times where we've had a hard time finding her and we're checking the locks on the doors to make sure she didn't go outside. (She never has). Last time we were in the kitchen talking about the day and we heard her door open. After about 5 minutes, Justin quietly went upstairs to see what she was doing and could tell she was hiding under our blankets to scare us when we went to bed. We decided to leave her there until we were ready to come to bed (after the dishes were done and everything cleaned up). By the time we were done, this is how we found her.
I remember hiding in my parent's bed at night after they thought I had gone to bed to scare them, too. I'm sure they knew I was in there with the big lump in the middle of the bed, but when I was little, I thought I really got them!

Dentist!

Mya was so brave! She went to the dentist for the first time! Since she's so little, I was able to help mold her opinion about the dentist to not be scary. She actually thought it was really cool and overall liked the experience. I told her before we went that they would use a special toothbrush to brush her teeth and the dentist would just check to make sure there were no owies on her teeth.

When we got there, they had me go first so she could watch everything they did and if she had any questions, she could ask them so nothing would seem scary to her. When it was her turn, she had me hold her hand, especially when they moved the chair to have her lay down, but she told me after she really liked it. She thought their toothbrush was really cool and her favorite part was the scraper that the dentist counted her teeth with. After she was so brave and finished, she got a new toothbrush (a princess tiana one), toothpaste, silly bands, eraser and a little toothbrush toy she uses for her barbies and dolls.

I was so glad that first visit went well. Hopefully it stays that way for a long time!

Oh Mya...

Mya says things that make me laugh, frustrated or just wonder sometimes when she says them. For example:

She makes me laugh how funny she thinks farts and burps are. After she farts she'll say "Did you hear that...I just tooted. Excuse me." then a second will go by, "Can you smell that?! How does that smell???" Oh my little lady...

Frustrating is when she says every time she goes to the bathroom that I need to wipe one more time after she gets off of the toilet, no matter how good I think I got everything and her new thing now is asking if we left any toilet paper in her bum after we wiped...yes this happened once so now she asks every time.

And wonder is when for 2-3 months she wasn't letting a week go by where she didn't bring up her baby sister and ask what her name was going to be. Yes, that was a little alarming for us...especially since you hear of all of those "stories" from the little kids about the baby coming before mom and dad even knows about it. After a month or more of asking what the baby's name was going to be she told us her name is Charly. Charly??? Really Mya??

The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the name Charlie is Lauren's Dog. My friend Lauren's dog was an old Brittany Spaniel (or something similar). I remember he was a nice dog but he barked at me when I'd walk to Lauren's house and he would stink (sorry Laur, that's how I remember him).The second thing that comes to my mind when I hear Charlie is the YouTube clip - Charlie Bit My Finger.

Third - Charlie Sheen.Fourth - Charly the movie.Fifth - Charlie's is the auto shop my parent's take their cars to.

A sweet, cute little feminine girl running around isn't what I picture when I hear Charlie. Even just now Mya walked in while I was trying to find a picture of a dog similar to Lauren's Charlie and she asked if I was trying to find a picture that looked like Butch (Lisa's dog) and I told her no that I was looking for a picture that looked like Charlie-my friend's dog. She got so excited and said "Oh, Charly like your little daughter, our little baby girl!" Ahhh! She is so funny but we may have a little upset when we decide for #3 and what we end up naming her.

TANGLED!!!

This is Mya's favorite movie and I love this movie! When it first came out in theater, our family went and saw it. On my birthday, I took Mya to see it. For the last month, I had been debating whether to wait for Easter or just go buy it. Well I was way excited for it to come out so I opted to not wait for Easter.

Mya has a sticker chart and to earn the stickers, she has to stay in bed after she gets tucked in. After she gets so many stickers, she gets a prize. She had 3 nights to get 2 more stickers for another prize, so I was positive we would be at Walmart yesterday (the day it came out)...but she wouldn't stay in bed! Yesterday at Lisa's, Lisa came home and showed Mya she had bought the movie so Mya was determined to stay in bed last night so she could get it, too. She did. This morning we went and bought it and watched it this afternoon. It's a good thing I have a little girl so I can act like I'm doing all of this for her, but really, I really wanted this one!

Barbies!!!

We are bombarded with Barbies over here! We're constantly hearing: will you play barbies with me, will you fix her dress, will you put her shoes on, will you fix his leggs?

Yes, Mya is obsessed with Barbies. It's cute and I'm so glad her dollhouse was a hit. Her barbies go with her everywhere. Today I let her pick two to take with us to our hair appointments so she'd have something to play with while my hair was getting cut. She picked Eugene and Rapunzel (both from Tangled). I was a little concerned on the way (and trying hard not to laugh) when Mya and I were headed down and Mya said, Eugene loves boobies...Not sure where she got that from...but for the most part it's wholesome fun. The other night Mya told me her barbies were having Family Home Evening. She really is so cute with them! It totally takes me back to when I loved barbies...but I completely lost the touch. I'm going to have to learn how to play barbies again.

Her barbies having FHE and Mya took the last picture:
(she has to use a stool because she can't reach the top of her dollhouse)

Mya's Birthday!

Mya turned 3! It was such a perfect and fun day! She was such a happy girl all day long! She loved the attention and it was so great that Justin and I both had work off so we could just play with her all day. If you asked Mya what she wanted for her birthday, she would tell you balloons and cake. Yes, she was more concerned about her party and decorating than presents. It wasn't until a day or two before her birthday that she added presents in there, but was never specific with what kind of presents. So she was a very happy girl that day...she got everything she asked for.

As soon as she woke up, she checked out the balloons, cake and presents. She was so excited. We got her barbies, a barbie car, an outfit, slippers, a couple of games and the Tinkerbell faries. She was happy, but the last two presents she got way excited about. They were the tinkerbell faries and Eugene aka Flynn Rider from Tangled. (She definitely needed a boy to go with all of those girls in the dollhouse.)
This is when she was waiting to go bowling...she decided to play a quick game of hide-and-seek. Justin was in the kitchen and she yelled for him to come find her. Awesome hiding spot!
As soon as we got ready, we went bowling. Mya loves bowling! She even almost beat me...but we won't get into that.
Her dinner choice for the night was La Ferrovia (or La Ferrodia as she says it). She was so excited to have "White Pasta, Carrots, and Lemonade!!!" She hates carrots but she likes theirs and last night she told me I should get the recipe from La Ferrovia so I could make carrots as good as theirs. Funny girl!
After dinner we had her party! Everyone came by for cake/cupcakes and ice cream! She loved having all of her cousins come over and play with her. It seriously was such a perfect birthday for her. Some of the gifts she got from everyone were a raincoat, some Usborne books (which she loves and has us read from them every night), a stuffed pig, littlest pet shop, barbie, art kit, a Cinderella dress up, pillows and a sleeping bag (she likes to watch movies downstairs and lay in her sleeping bag). She was spoiled!

By the way, I'm very proud of my cupcakes this year and I will post the recipes! The ones were an oreo and the others tasted like cheese cake to me!The next day she said she wanted it to be her birthday again so I explained to her that it won't be for another year. Once we were at my sister's house that day, she said, "Lisa, it's going to be my birthday again next year." She seemed so excited. She doesn't quite get the time frame thing to know about how long a year is...but she's excited! I love you Mya...Happy Birthday!

Tribute to Mya

Holy cow my baby's growing up. Mya Turns 3 on Thursday! I really can't believe it's been 3 years since I became a mom! Mya is seriously such a sweetheart and I'm so glad she's mine! She is constantly saying the funniest things and just makes us laugh all of the time. She is such a good big sister. She is always helping Parker and playing with him. If I'm feeding Parker and need to stop for a minute, she'll jump right in and start to feed him. She's very motherly.

Here are some of her favorites -
Favorite Color: Pink and purple...actually it changes all of the time but this is her current
Favorite Food: White Pasta
Favorite Princesses: Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella
Favorite Movies: Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, Tangled, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Favorite Restaurant: La Ferrovia and Wendy's
Favorite Drink: Sonic's Strawberry or Orange Cream Slush
Favorite Things To Do: Puzzles, watch movies, play dough, read books, help with anything we're doing, play with her kitchen or dollhouse
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream
Favorite Chips: Cheetos
Favorite Snack: Graham Crackers and milk
Favorite Breakfast: Pancakes topped with Syrup and powdered sugar
Favorite Candy Bar: Cookies n' Cream, Whoppers
(I realized that was a lot of food things...even though she's skinny, she loves to eat!)

A little more about Mya:
Mya recognizes most letters in the alphabet. She only gets mixed up on maybe 3 or 4. She knows her whole name and how to spell Mya, knows she lives in Roy, knows Justin works in Ogden, Grandma Wayment lives in Clinton, Grandma Ropelato lives in Hooper, and Ivy lives in Ogden. She loves to sing and dance, play barbies, and help with vinyl at work. She is a Daddy's girl as much as I hate to admit it. She loves her mom, but LOVES when dad is home and gets to play with him. When we go somewhere, we always have to point out Theresa's house and Kathy's house (two people in our ward). She likes to get out of the house. Every morning she asks where we are going that day. She loves to tease! Just this morning she was sitting on my lap and told me, "I'll probably toot on you" and told me over and over again laughing! She loves to tease her uncles. Braxton is one of her favorites and when he asks her who her favorite is, she'll always name a different uncle. I think she's figured out not to give her uncle Kevin a hug or kiss when he asks her because he'll bribe her so she waits it out for the candy. Mya knows she's a princess...last time she went to the doctor's for an ear infection, he told her she had a princess heart beat and to this day she still brings that up. Mya is very shy. She's improving a lot, but she has to warm up first then she's pretty open to being herself. She's improved so much that instead of ignoring people when they ask her a question, she'll now look and me and give me the answer. She has a blanket she takes everywhere and sucks her thumb when she's tired, uncomfortable or sad. This is still a work in progress and will probably take a good convincing to get her to stop, but for now...that's who she is. She's very polite and she is a pleaser. Every night before bed, she goes around the house to clean up any toys she or Parker left out. She really is the best and I love her a ton!!!