Seven.

 Today our sweet girl woke up and became a full-fledged seven year old.
In the spirit of "Tangled" she wore stockings long hair.
Still a little girl after all..


Curlers, donuts and an early morning birthday song.
Getting off to a stellar start.

 Lunch with their dolls at our favorite place.
Chinese girls with Shirley Temple curls.
Can it get any cuter??
 Oh, yes it can!
Six friends and two cousins to join us for lunch.
Unfortunately we had to limit her to just 8.
If you had told me that I would have had to limit her guest list to 8 friends a few years ago, I would have never believed it. My shy, reserved girl had many more friends she wanted to invite but due to space issues we weren't able to. It's amazing the transformation in this girl year to year!!

 Sugar rush and birthday song #2.

 Close your eyes and guess what Daddy bought you.

 I think she likes it.

 New helmet from her safety conscious younger sister.


 The mandatory birthday melt down.
Can't be a true birthday without at least one crying jag.
Yes, we took pictures.

 She rebounded quickly.
Thankfully.
Rockin' the new big girl bike.
Pink shoes, pink bike, pink helmut.
Anyone wanna guess her favorite color?

 More presents.
She was blessed with lovely gifts.
Very, very blessed.
 Birthday song and sugar rush #3.
She has her brother on the phone so he can sing to her with the family.
We miss you YO!

An American Girl DVD and then a cool chauffeur ride to bed.
She turned seven pretty reluctantly but I think the day's festivities warmed her up to the idea that "7" is pretty wonderful.
Happy Birthday Beautiful!!!

Comments

  1. AmyJune 7, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Give her a big birthday hug for us!! My sister's middle child just turned 7 about two weeks ago. Seven is a big deal!! :-)

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  2. Grandma and GrandpaJune 8, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    What a wonderful day she had! I can't believe she is already seven, time passes by so quickly. I know you will cherish every moment, giggle, tear and heart tug. We love her more than words can say.

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