{Growing} Little Sprouts: Kaia for President

I am sure if you asked Kaia she could recite my ‘mom lines’ without hesitation: “Wash your hands. Don’t talk to strangers. Remember your Please and Thank You’s. Be a great leader. Do the right thing. Have FUN. And the Hawkeyes suck.”

Well, I think all that repetitive ‘mom chatter’ has paid off. I know we are partial….but she is SUCH an amazing little girl. She is hilarious, leads by positive example at school and can debate with even the most passionate Hawkeye fan of her utter distaste for the black and gold.

I’d like to share a few of Kaia’s goals:

1. Buy a farm. {No joke. She’s been saving since she was 3. She WILL NOT touch any of her piggy bank money}.

2. Become a veterinarian {clearly caught the animal gene}.

3. Own a pet grooming business

4. Be an animal scientist

5. Be the first woman President. {She plans to rid the world of littering and animal cruelty. What better way than to do it from the top??}

6. Play soccer at UNI {GO PANTHERS}.

As you can see, there is an animal theme present. So to continue to nurture this passion of hers, we try to find ways for her to volunteer. {A great advantage living in the city}. Her non-profit of choice is the Animal Humane Society. As most know, her first big step towards this was having friends donate items of need for the Humane Society, rather than gifts, for her 7^th birthday. {I kid you not. All her idea. What kid doesn’t want presents on their birthday?? I cried}.

Up next is the Humane Society’s largest fund raiser of the year…the Walk for Animals. We did it last year and had a blast with all the great animal and people watching. We def need to take the old collar and leash combo up a notch this year!! She plans to push her mouse, Squeaks, and 4 hermit crabs in her doll stroller and walk our dog Mikka in a costume. It will be quite the animal parade!

Kaia has set a goal to raise $500 because that amount helps three dogs through the Adoption Preparation Program. Check out her fundraising page and contribute to this great cause, EVERY little bit helps: http://events.animalhumanesociety.org/site/TR/Walk/General?px=1463690&pg=personal&fr_id=1150

I have no idea how we got SO incredibly lucky to have two AMAZING, happy, beautiful little girls. But we did. And I have no intention to let all that genuine, positive energy and go getter do gooder attitude go to waste!

Now…if I could just figure out how to get her to eat her vegetables…