On her birthday, Dave and I went into her classroom in the afternoon to read a book to the class and then she gave all of her classmates bubbles to take home.
Handing out bubbles.
And then, to celebrate 7 years, she decided that she wanted to get her ears pierced. We ended up at a Piercing Pagoda the same spot (in Va.) that I got my ears pierced 30 years ago. She was extremely nervous, and Dave and I expected some (lots) of tears, but she was a trooper and didn't shed one. Then we went to Benihana for teppenyaki - her favorite.
Putting on a brave face
The action shot...
That night we had a little family party with our new family addition, Lydia, our au pair from Germany. She's been living with us for two months and it's like she's been here for two years. She made a beautiful rainbow birthday cake for Sophie.
The rainbow cake
Two days after her birthday she had an ice skating party (for the second year in a row) with her friends. She's pretty good on skates - which is great, because we haven't really gone too many times this winter. I on the other hand didn't even attempt to put on skates, like I did last year. It was better for everyone.
The expert skater
We got a rainbow cake from the best bakery on earth: Night Kitchen Bakery in Chestnut Hill.
