THE BASTINGS BUZZ: My little girl is 4!!!

This girl is growing up fast.....sometimes I look at her and can't believe she isn't my baby anymore.

Kayla enjoys playing with her dollhouse. She likes to take everything from the bucket and find a place for it in her house. I like listening to her from the other room as she imitates with her figures things that are part of her everyday real life.

I laughed when I saw this........ daddy in the highchair.

Kayla also likes to play with babies....and she has a lot of them. She always wants to be the boss and with her babies she can do that.

Kayla LOVES her dogs.....they are her playmates when Austin is at school.

She does like to tease them sometimes which they do not like but they always forgive her. (Probably because they know Kayla is their source of people food. I can't even count how many times Abby has stolen Kayla's pop-tart from her hand).

I never know what kind of things I will find in Kayla's bed at night.

A Few More of Kayla's Favorites:

Riding her bike.....she gets going so fast sometimes that I get nervous how much it is going to hurt if she falls down.
Playing Mario Brothers on the Wii....amazingly she does it quite well although she mostly plays the same 2 levels over and over and over again (which means I get to play those same 2 levels with her over and over and over again).
Coloring....she can do this for at least an hour straight. She can even write a few letters.
Reading books.......she loves to read books. Even though I read her some before bed I will frequently find a whole pile on the floor that she had gotten out to read after I left her room
Puzzles......she loves this activity and is pretty good at putting them together by herself
Playing with Friends....she doesn't play by herself very well but always wants to be playing with someone....she is a people person.

Kayla was really excited about her birthday party. I think this is the first year that she actually understood what "it's your birthday" means----cake and presents!! She had a fun time making invitations and taking them to her friends.

It's Birthday Party Time!!!

Kayla's party friends

(Buddy, Kambria, Kaitlyn, Eliza, Austin, and Lenny who showed up just after we took this picture)

Playing ring around the rosies

Playing Duck Duck Goose

Present time!!!

I finally caved this year and purchased Kayla's birthday cake.....she loves CARE BEARS and when I saw these at the store for a good price I couldn't resist.

I added spinkles on the table cause I felt it needed a little more party flavor but the kids loved eating them while waiting for their cake and ice-cream.