KayDee is 7!

 For KayDee's birthday we went swimming at the local pool with a mix of cousins who live near us! We had so much fun and were so glad so many made it! We swam for HOURS and many received sunburns for lack of reapplying sunscreen. We used a lot of my aloe plant on my nephews! Even my kids burned! They had such a great time and loved the simplicity of the pool with floaters! After swimming we had graham crackers and leftover frosting from the cake.

 Those who could make it met at our place later and had cake and ice cream with us. We had a great gathering with Grandma and Grandpa Laub, Aunt Roni with her kids, Uncle Travis and Aunt Bree with their girls, my 3 nephews, and a couple of Samantha's friends we picked up at the pool. Our house was pleasantly full!

It's KayDee's spotlight moment! We love how KayDee is learning and growing. She has grown up so much this year by learning to read with more confidence and becoming more independent in taking care of herself. She finished the Let's Play Music program and still loves to play the piano. She is very proud of her musical composition she titled "Flower Petals Falling" and can play it so well. She can read chapter books and has done well on all math, even adding money. She loves school and has enjoyed catching ladybugs at recess under a specific tree. She loves to play with her small dolls and make dresses for them, and loves to build with legos (especially pink ones!). She loves to ride her bike, jump on the tramp and play outside. Lately she has loved collecting grasshoppers and pretending to take care of them like pets.
KayDee likes to take her scriptures to church and likes reading scriptures with the family from her very own. She also is very generous and loves to share. She is very helpful around the house and likes to mop the floor. She can clean the bathroom sink and helps put in dishes and takes them out.
We love KayDee and are so glad she is in our family! She makes us smile!