It's Great to Be 8..........

She's 8 and I can't believe it. She woke up excited and ready to party. Its going to be a fun day at the splash pad and a party after wards. Julia is excited to turn 8 and can't wait to be baptized that's for sure. She invited Mckenzie and Mckayla Checketts to join us at the splash pad for a day in the sun.

 Selfie Time on the ride down

 Group shot

 Posing for the camera

 Julia wanted a beach theme this year. Fun in the sun. Nice and simple cupcakes.....makes my job easy! She loved all the different decorations on the cupcakes, shark fins, bears on the beach under umbrellas or in the water with gummy inner tubes.

 Singing and making a wish..........

 Nail art and crazy socks from grandma!

 Journey Girl doll that looks just like her....similar to an American Girl Doll

 Everyone enjoys the ice cream and cake party and its a chance to just hang out and have some fun. Julia loves it when she can have her cousins and friends over to help celebrate!

 ABOUT JULIA:

Julia is really into having and playing with friends right now. She loves having her best friends right next door

She loves to be outside and loves to swim and be in the water. She has been taking some swimming lessons and is loving it

She is a great big sister. It's not always easy with a house full of brothers but she is pretty good with them

Her favorite thing to eat is Orange Chicken and Salad......branching out a bit.....I like that

She is going to play soccer again this fall and she is excited about that

She loves the color blue/turquoise

She loves to do anything with art, coloring, painting, beads etc.

Julia is always writing notes for people to tell them how much she loves them or just how great they are

She keeps telling me she can't wait to get braces??

Her testimony of the gospel is growing and she often bears her testimony in church

She can be very stubborn at times but also has a very soft heart and can easily sense when someone else is in pain or a bad mood

She always has a great smile and can make us laugh

We love her to pieces and we are so glad to have Julia in our family. It wouldn't be complete without her. We can't wait to see her be baptized in a couple of weeks and celebrate that milestone with her.