8 is great!

Mikayla's Primary teacher, Sister Bennett brought her over a cookie bouquet! She was so excited and even shared with the family.

We spent some girl time at the Boise mall shopping and eating pretzels. Mikayla chose an outfit and coat from her favorite store, "Justice for Girls." She also couldn't wait to get our pictures taken together in the mall booth. Mikayla and Ashley were trying to talk me into getting another dog (only 1500 dollars) for Dave's birthday. NO WAY!



The next day we went ice skating. They had the cutest walkers for Valerie and Hailey so they could skate alone. Poor Mikayla started getting terrible stomach cramps the night before but insisted we try skating. She didn't get to skate much as she was in a lot of pain. It wasn't until the 3rd night of pain that I finally took her into the ER. It was determined she had strep throat (weird). We got her on some good pain meds and she slept for an entire day!

DQ ice cream cake. She didn't even get one bite because as soon as we brought the cake out was when her stomach cramps started. At least she had fun at the mall before getting sick.

An interview with Mikaylay at age 8:

Q. How tall are you and what do you weigh?
A. 54 1/2 inches, 56 lbs

Q. What's your favorite food?
A. Calzones.

Q. Your least favorite food?
A. Cherry Tomatoes.

Q. Favorite song?
A. Songs by Taylor Swift.

Q. Favorite book?
A. The Princess and the Pea.

Q. Favorite TV show?
A. The Suite life on deck, Hannah Montana, I Carly.

Q. Favorite Color?
A. Blue

Q. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
A. Flying, then I wouldn't have to ride the bus home.

Q. Who do you look up to the most and why?
A. My Mom & Dad

Q. What is one of your favorite things to do?
A. Play violin.

Q. What is your favorite subject in school?
A. Math & Lunch.

Q. If you won a million dollars, what would you buy first?
A. I would probably just save it.

Q. What is something you'd like to do before you turn 9?
A. Go to California again and got to Disneyland.

Q. What do you look forward to most in life?
A. Becoming a good parent.

Q. How many kids do you think you'd like to have when you grow up?
A. Four or Three.