Sunday, March 19, 2017

Happy 7th Birthday, Sophie!

It's been 7 years since this amazing girl was born. Some of the days have felt extremely long, but most have gone by in a flash. It turns out she's a stubborn, empathetic, happy, smart little girl who has given us 7 adventure-filled years.

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. 

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