Our Family of Four: Hi I'm Mckaley

Hi! This is Mckaley writing. I just wanted to let you know that, contrary to popular belief, my family has not forgotten about me since Michael Caden has been born. Here are some of the fun things I have gotten to do in the past month:

1. I still get to go to dance every Wednesday morning. I get to dress all fancy and hang out with all my best friends. The best part about dance is that mom hasn't been there to make sure I follow all the directions hee hee :-) Ms. Heather is super nice so even if I don't behave all the time, she still gives me lollipops at the end of class. Thanks Ms. Heather- you are the best!

2. When my Mimi and Pop-Pop were out in AZ visiting they took me to see Mary Poppins at the Gammage Theater. It was my first show ever and it was such a treat!!! I told Mimi that I wanted to dress fancy and when we got there they bought me a very special butterfly necklace to complete my outfit. I take everywhere with me. I even brought it to show 'n share at preschool and the kids loved it. During the Mary Poppins show all these great songs would come on and so I would stand up and dance to the music. I felt like I was on stage. It was SO much fun. Mimi and Pop-Pop thought it might be getting a little late, so at intermission they tried to leave early. Can you believe that!? I told them that there was more to the show and that I wanted to see it, so they let me stay. I was out until midnight, way past my curfew, but because I was with Mimi and Pop-Pop my mom and dad didn't mind. Thanks for the great memory Mimi and Pop-Pop!

3. Every Saturday morning dad takes me to sports class. I am the only girl with about 7 other boys in the class, but that's okay because I love going. So far we have done basketball and soccer and I can't wait to play hockey. Dad gets me up and dressed for class every morning, but mom has to come and do my hair before I leave. I always tell her that I don't want to wear my hair up and that it looks fine down, but mom and dad insist that girls DO NOT wear their hair down when they play sports. So, I complain a little bit, but then I let her put pig tails or a pony tail in. I ALWAYS wear a bow though-that is a must in my book.

4. Since Michael Caden has been born I get to watch more shows on TV than I ever have before!! Mom says that I can only watch two shows a day, but most of the time I get more :-) I know its all because Mikey was born so thanks little guy!

5. All in all, having this little brother thing has been all right. I still get to do a ton of fun things and I get to play with the little guy everyday. I can't wait until he gets even bigger so we can play outside. Until then, I'll just look after him very carefully with mom and show him off to all my friends.