Oh my sweet sweet Mahayla

Oh how you are growing. Your personality is exactly how I imagind it would be...spunky, sweet, sassy, stubborn, and sensitive. Your imagination loves to run wild and I love being a part of your world.
You love to sit in the infant carseat and you love wearing your Belle dress.

(sorry had to throw in this pic of bubba cramming food into his mouth, as always)

You love the shoes Grandma Guthrie bought for you. Mom thinks they're a bit crazy but whatever makes you happy, girl. :)

You look up to me so much and try to do the things I do.

You are my little doll and love it when I dress you up...I think I've trained you to be that way. :)

I told you to pose cute and these are the poses I got.

And I love them both so much!

And then you got sick of wearing your jacket.

Hayley-do, there are many times you are whiney and cranky lately (I'm pretty sure you're getting your 2 yr molars or something) but when you are happy, you light up everyone's day.

Yesterday, I was trying to teach you about Jesus and I told you that He is your brother. You looked over at Andersen, started laughing and said, "Bubba, your name is Jesus!" It's the sweet little connections like this that make me laugh so much.

You are so innocent and pure, even when you're cranky. I love your sweet spirit. I love that you are always wanting to help with your brother or share with him and you are constantly giving kisses and hugs.

I love that you can say our own prayers.

In most ways, I love that you have a mind of your own...but not when it comes to potty training. You were the perfect potty training candidate and stayed dry for many weeks...but all of a sudden, you've decided not to care. And Ive decided that since you know how to use the potty, I'm not going back to diapers whether you want to or not. So today we will start Pennies for Potty and see if that reward system helps (wish us luck, everyone).

Hayley girl, I couldnt imagine life without you. I love you so much!