Leyna is 4!!!

Both my girls are another year older -- guess that means we all are, huh? It's the best to have family around to celebrate! Grandma Joan got Leyna some princess shoes that were a bit too big, but she loves them anyhow. When she woke up this morning and realized it was her real birthday, she ran to the dressup shoes and put on a pair. She sighed and slumped, then said, "But my shoes still are too big." She expected to grow overnight -- love it. Leyna ate a bit of this cake and said, "Mom, this cake is too giant. I can't finish it." Thank goodness, because it was giant. Leyna cracks us up constantly. Her Aunt Kristi said that Leyna sucked all the personality out of the other kids. She talks incessantly which can be tiring at times, but she is adorable and hilarious. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank God for her presence in our family, and for her amazing cuddling capabilities.


Tiff and Devin were excellent to have our family stay with them this weekend. I told Tiff that holding an event at another person's house is the way to go -- she did most of the cooking and cleaning while I visited. By the time all the guests went home, I was okay, but poor Tiff was deliriously exhausted -- as a result, she was laughing at everything, to the point of snorting! It was hilarious to watch her, but I felt a pang of guilt inside knowing she was tired from hostessing our family and friends for days.