What a difference a few hours can make!

5:00 pm: one loose tooth

8:00 pm: one missing tooth!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sophia: Part III

Sophia reading Jackson's birthday card

Grier and Charlotte helping Sophia with her present


Kate and Andie opening their presents with Sophia

Sophia does not like cake. Instead, she asked for brownies. So, I made homemade brownies and Sophia loved them. In fact, all of the kids loved them and many asked for seconds!

These are Sophia's good friends from school: Clara and Lucy

Happy 6th Birthday, Sweet Sophia: Part II

These kids are so darn cute!

Sophia walking the balance beam and Juliet patiently waiting her turn.


Juliet making her big leap!




Sophia and the girls doing their flips.

The big parachute!

Waiting for the "air track" to blow up so that they can jump, jump, jump!

Happy 6th Birthday, Sweet Sophia: Part I

Sophia could barely sleep last night because she was so excited for her birthday. She got up bright and early. First we opened presents.

Juliet gave Sophia an otter stuffed animal (one of the few stuffed animal friends that she does not own). I gave her a gold necklace for her locket that auntie Katie gave her for her baptism (and I wanted to give her gold on her golden birthday). Adam gave her a pop-up fairy book.


Sophia waiting to enter "The Little Gym" for her kid birthday party. The door says, "Welcome! Happy Birthday, Sophia!"

My six year old and me.

The Heffelbower Family


Sophia has been talking about her birthday for months! She went to lots of birthday parties this year at school and had to patiently wait until her own summer birthday arrived. She frequently exclaimed that today was "the best day of her life."