Today my baby girl turns 21. No matter how old she gets she will always be my baby girl, even if she is married and has her own little girl now! We were so excited to have a girl after having two boys, but I was also intimidated. I was an only girl with 4 brothers, and I wasn't sure what to do with a girl. Luckily, she was an easy frilly girl that loved all the curls, dolls, and cute pink dresses I didn't get to use with her brothers.
- With her brother Nephi being just 14 months older than her, we were often very busy keeping up with him so he wouldn't innocently destroy the world. This, combined with Kira being such a calm good baby, we often tease her that we didn't even notice her for over a year!
- As a young child, she hated wearing any clothes. One day I found her proudly walking up and down the driveway only wearing a pair of my high heel shoes and a long beaded necklace. Luckily she grew out of that phase and became a very modest young woman.
- By the time she was old enough to have a job, she of course spent most of her money on clothing. But, even then, she would go through her closet and several times a year, she would take all the clothes that she "tired of" and pass them along to some lucky gal that wore the same tiny sizes. Needless to say, she is not one to ever have excess clutter anywhere in her home.
- Kira has always had an extremely close relationship with her brothers. They have always confided in each other, and keep each others secrets never breaking that trust. Although I am still to this day not sure what happened the day Kira came from the bedroom after playing with her brothers when she was 2. She came out with her lip cut open, and her front tooth missing. They all claim they don't know what happened, but I do know it had something to do with jumping on the bed.
- For a girl, Kira was never one for any uncontrolled emotions! One thing for sure is that she was never a "drama queen"! We often wondered if she had any female estrogen because she was never ever moody or irrational. She must not have her mothers genes!
- In High School, her greatest pet peeve was everyone telling her that she looked just like Lindsay Lohan. She still gets that comment made to her, but she is much prettier than Lindsay Lohan!
- Kira and her brother Nephi were inseparable, especially in High School. She spent the majority of her time with Nephi and his best friend Shawn Catmull, along with her best friend Lindsey Hobbs. To this day, Nephi and Shawn are a major part of her daily life.
- Although Kira dated continuously in High School, she was never one to have a steady boyfriend. In fact, she went through so many guys, the rule in our house was "No dating Nephi's friends!"
- The one thing you can count on is Kira always speaking her mind. She is very straight forward and she speaks the truth.
- Thanks Kira, for being such a beautiful person, inside and out. We love the woman you have become and are extremely proud of you! Besides, you are also the best mother ever to your darling daughter Anna.
Happy Birthday Kira!
We Love You, Mom and Dad
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