Kira turns 6

Kira spent her birthday doing what she loves---Cheerleading.  After that I took her to Toys R Us to pick out a bike.  She was in heaven "test driving"  every bike there.  She finally chose a purple and blue bike with a seat on the back for her dolls.  It is so great to watch her ride around with her doll in tow.  Since we are finally settled in our new house I promised her that we would have a big party with her friends.  We have never had a friend party before.  We both searched all the party blogs and decided on an ice cream shoppe theme.  I had this idea for an invitation with the happy birthday sign and ice cream---the sprinkles were Kira's idea.  She was hilarious posing and trying different looks for the pictures.  She LOVES to be in front of the camera, which works out well when I need to practice.

She is growing so fast I just can't believe it.  She acts like she is a teenager some days, and we are never in short supply of drama when she is around, but I absolutely love her.  Some of her favorite things include cheerleading and tumbling.  Cartwheels have become the way she gets from place to place.  Plain walking just isn't fun anymore.  I usually have to tell her several times to stop cartwheeling down the aisles when we go to the store. (secretly I think it is super cute to watch her cartwheel everywhere)  She also cheers nearly everything she says.  I ask her to clean her room and suddenly it becomes some form of clapping and chanting.  She is also a very talented dancer and picks up on everything so quickly, and I will admit I do live through her sometimes and regret that I ever stopped dancing.  I can just see the joy in her eyes when she dances around--just like her momma.  So blessed to have her in our lives!