Happy 9th Birthday Kaleigh!

I cannot believe my Kaleigh is NINE years old today!  WHERE did the time go??!  I cannot believe that she is in her last year of single digits.  She is growing so fast and each day becomes more and more like a young lady.  It is so much fun to watch her around her friends, she has such a great and funny personality and her smile lights up the room.  She has a contagious laugh that everyone loves and is almost always giggling when she is having fun.  Unfortunately, I dont always see that side when I am with her because she is very strong-willed and likes to get her way.  And when she doesnt, watch out!  I am grateful that she has these qualities because it will be so helpful to her when she is grown, but boy she can be tough to live with sometimes lol.  But she can be very sweet when she wants to be and we had a lot of fun a couple of Saturdays ago when her and I had a girls birthday shopping day.  We went to Toys R Us, Barnes and Noble, Justice, and Claire’s…..all of her favorite stores!  After, we had lunch at Arby’s then headed to the movies and met Jay and Carter to watch Epic.  What a fun movie!  It was a very fun day and I am grateful that I was able to spend time with her.

Happy Birthday Kaleigh!  You are such a strong, independent young lady.  I cant believe how fast time has gone by and each day I look at you, you have grown just a little bit more.  I have loved each and every moment of these last nine years that I have spent with you and I look forward to all the wonderful things you will do as a nine year old!

Kaleigh didnt want to do a shoot for her ninth birthday 🙁  So I decided to compile some photos of things she loves.  🙂

Kaleigh loves to have fun and be funny!….she loves hiking….

PIN IMAGEShe loves swinging and swimming… PIN IMAGEShe LOVES reading…I mean LOVES it!  We went to the strawberry fields to pick strawberries and she took a book and read it lol!  Currently she is reading about four novels at the same time!!  One of them is Oz the Complete Collection Volume I(it has 574 pages…she started this book last week and I am sure she will finish it in the next couple of weeks lol) PIN IMAGEShe loves hanging out with her friends from school… PIN IMAGEand girl scouts… PIN IMAGEand gymnastics…. PIN IMAGEShe loves doing gymnastics and she is a great gymnast!  She was the 2013 Virginia State Champion this year and we are SO very proud of her! PIN IMAGE PIN IMAGEShe loves to flip, do daring things, and stay active! PIN IMAGEShe loves her family…. PIN IMAGEAnd whether she likes to admit it or not, she loves her brother dearly. PIN IMAGEShe is a model….when she wants to be… PIN IMAGE PIN IMAGE PIN IMAGEHAPPY BIRTHDAY KALEIGH MARIE! PIN IMAGE PIN IMAGEYou will always be my baby…. PIN IMAGE