Taylee Jane turned 4!

At the beginning of this month, our little Taylee celebrated a great big day - her birthday!  I can't believe she is already 4 years old.  Holy moly, that flew by!  Here are the highlights from that awesome day:

She woke up to Grandma Rizzo (Rhodes) being at our apartment, AND she got to open presents right away.  Now if that isn't a great start, I don't know what is!  That was one happy little girl.

 

Travis and I (but mostly Trav) have been spending all of our free seconds working out at the new house so I didn't have much time to plan a party and I definitely didn't have any room, so I scored big time when I heard you could have parties at gymnastics.  It turned out to be one of the best things EVER!  Seriously, Coach Heidi Poulson was amazing with the kids, I happen to know that every one of those kids loved it and most importantly Taylee was on top of the world and left feeling very special. (She was the VIP that got to demonstrate every stretch, relay and trick in front of all of her friends). 

 

This was the Tarzan rope swing that everyone seemed to think was the bees knees.  (I'm pretty sure even Brielle thought Taylee's birthday was the best day of her life!)

 

Kya acted like she owned the place.

 

I just love Taylee's thigh's!  So stinkin' cute!

 

There was always a line for the Tarzan swing:

 

While Miss Kya Bear helped herself to the trampoline:

 

Obstacle course:

 

Grainy or not, this is my favorite picture from the day.  I love this crazy girl of mine with all of my heart.

 

Taylee loves nothing more than when people watch her do tricks or sing songs so this was right up her ally!

 

Brielle, Braylee, Taylee, and Jackson:

 

Time for presents:

 

From top left: Cousin Collin, Taylee, Braylee, Kira, Brielle, Treven, Hallie

Bottom left: Maggie, (the coach's daughter), Hallie, Jackson, & Tripp

The kids all left with a goodie bag, a pink donut, and most likely a shirt full of sweat but I'm guessing they all slept pretty well that night!  I'm so thankful to Big Rock Gymnastics for saving the day and helping me throw a seriously awesome "exercise party" as cousin Tripp put it!

After the party, we went home and Taylee was able to open even more presents.

 

And then we were able to go over to Grandma and Grandpa Kyhl's house for even MORE presents and treats!

 

I think Kya liked the cake:

 

We ended the day with her big surprise from Mom & Dad:

 

She got a new stryder bike!

 

Why not end the day with a Grandpa tackle?

 

Taylee's 4th Birthday interview:  (Brielle really wanted to be interviewed too so her interview is right underneath)

 

What is your name? Taylee 
How old are you? 4
Where do you live? Here 

Favorites:
Food:  uh...Cheeseballs ...  Me: What's that? Tay: uh... they're balls.

Drink: The flower one (it's a cup, not a drink) 
Toy: My cars (We just made cars out of cardboard boxes)
Game: Playing duck, duck, goose

Song: Twinkle Little Star
Book: That pink one (Pinkalicious)
Dinner: Lunchables (We're building a house people!)
Animal: Bunnies
Color: Blue
Movie: I don't know.  Brave?
Princess: Elsa

Favorite things to do: Color

 Place to go? To the park

Favorite sport:  Uh, going to the park.  Baseball.
What do you love about daddy? Cuz he's so nice.

What do you love about mommy? Cuz you're so nice.
What do you love about Brielle?  Cuz she's so nice too.

What do you love about Kya? Cuz she's so nice.
 What makes you happy? Playing with Brielle
What makes you sad? That Brielle hit's me.
Who’s your best friend? Maggie
What is mom’s favorite thing to do?  Color
What is dad’s favorite thing to do? Color too with you.

What does our family like to do together? Color.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A mermaid.

What is your least favorite thing to eat? Not cheese squares.  (Brielle: nu uh Taylee, you always ask me if I can get you one while Mom's gone)

What was the best part of your birthday party? Opening the presents

What are you thankful for? For my whole family

 

 

 

What is your name? Brielle
How old are you? 5
Where do you live? In an apartment (Me: where is our apartment? Brielle: I don't really know)  

Favorites:
Food:  Oranges

Drink: Water I guess.
Toy: the new car we made
Game: Memory I guess.

Song: Best Song Ever
Book: The Lion King book I guess
Dinner: Chicken
Animal: Kitties
Color: white
Movie: Frozen
Princess: Elsa

Favorite things to do: Go at the beach with my Mom

 Place to go? At Disneyland I guess because we haven't went there yet.

Favorite sport:  Tell me again what the sports are, no wait, baseball  I guess.
What do you love about daddy? That he tickles me a lot

What do you love about mommy? That she goes at the Beach with me
What do you love about Taylee? That's she's nice and she plays with me a lot
What makes you happy? That Taylee tickles me all day
What makes you sad? When Taylee gets a donut and I don't and there's no donuts left  (Me: When has that ever happened?  Brielle: That hasn't even happened I just had to say something because nothing ever happens to me)
Who’s your best friend? Hallie McKinley I guess
What is mom’s favorite thing to do? Go at the Beach
What is dad’s favorite thing to do? Go hunting
What does our family like to do together? Go at the Beach

What do you want to be when you grow up? A cowgirl
What is your least favorite thing to eat? Spiders
What are you really good at?  Dance

What are you thankful for? Jesus