All about Mikayla!

Mikayla is a very sweet and thoughtful young girl who has many passions in life. Now that she is five she has school to look forward to this summer and is becoming very anxious. So here is a blog about our sweet and strong willed young lady.
Mikayla has such a warm heart especially when it comes to her brother Rylan. Don't get me wrong, they still fight with each other like all siblings do. If she see's Rylan upset or hurt she will run to his side to make sure things are all right. She often times gives up something she has to make him feel better. Now, it's a different story when it comes to shots. The other day they had a doctor's appointment. Mikayla was getting her kindergarten checkup and shots and Rylan needed to get his second flu shot. When the time came the doctor asked who was first and without hesitation Mikayla volunteered her unaware brother. Then as she heard his cries she ran as fast as she could and hid under a chair. Yes, we had to pry her out from under the chair to give her the shots.
Ballet is one of Mikayla's favorite things to do right now. She is in her second year of attendance with no desire to stop. Once a semester they invite the parents to sit in one of the classes to watch there daughters. Although there tasks seem easy, to a small child they take a lot of coordination. Mikayla's need for feeling she is doing it perfectly keeps her ahead of the game. She would love the teacher to show them how to do the more advanced moves and conveyed this desire in her last parents sit in class. She still doesn't understand why the parents started to chuckle when she showed the teacher how she wanted the girls to do the next task. This last summer Mikayla was able to attend a summer theater class. Her ballet classes are once a week and a half hour long but the summer classes were four days a week for an hour and a half. I thought it would wear her out but she surprised us all with the amount of energy she had. They were going to be the pre-show as well as a small part in the actual play the older kids were putting on. For the pre-show they performed two songs from Annie. Mikayla loved it!

Like almost every little girl Mikayla loves to dress up. And if she can get others to dress up with her, that's even better. When her uncle Jonathan came to her house right before reporting to the MTC, she somehow talked him into playing dress up with her. Rylan is a fun one to play dress up with too. He seems to enjoy it just as much as she does. She has tried talking Dad into dressing up with her and to this day still hasn't convinced him to do so.

Mikayla has a will stronger than steel and at times what can be a good thing can also be bad. If she thinks something is unfair she won't hesitate to tell you so. With the rolling of the eyes and a flip of her hand she can get her point across very well. I think this is where her motherly side comes into play as well. When Rylan is playing with something he shouldn't she quick let him know just as a mother would. We are always reminding her that she is five and five year olds are not moms. With observing how Rylan does things she has picked up the talent of the pout. The bottom lip comes out and with an over dramatic quiver she try's to get some tears to flow but with no prevail. She tends to give up on that and turns with a huff and stomps off.

Mikayla is a blessing in her family's lives. She is a constant reminder of what's important and can also be a good reality check. She is a ray of sunshine with enough energy to share with every one around her. She is a beautiful, smart, kind, and determined child. We love her very much and are positive the future holds many wonderful blessing for her. We hope she will always stay true to who she is and never give up when things are hard. A princess, a daughter, a sister, Mikayla.