sophia's 5th birthday was last saturday. bobby and i were worried that her birthday may be overshadowed by livia's first communion retreat, mass, and supper. On Friday we had Sophia complete her Kindergarten Readiness or Kindergarten Screening to ensure she is ready for Kindergarten. She had a fun time doing the "tests" and she (as well as the teachers involved) agreed that she is ready for school {sigh}. Where has the time gone? Well, instead of going back to work - who needs that? Bobby and I took the day off to spend some quality birthday time with our sweet Sophia.
at the mall of america/nickelodeon universe
lunch at the rainforest cafe...this is right next to our table
the one-eyed fish...it grossed bobby out every time it swam by, which was A LOT!
had to stop by the disney store!
we went back to ride on a few more rides before leaving...sophia decided half way through the rides, that she wanted to try the pepsi rollercoaster. she loved it so much that we went on it 5 times!
a quick stop by chuck e. cheese for some games before heading home..it was a fun day!
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sophia's ACTUAL birthday
special 5 year old mr. chippy pancakes for the princess!
supper at applebee's so everyone could sing and clap for her!
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sophia's ice cream party
gifts for the guests - ice cream scented bubbles
ice cream buffet
my two lovely girls
writing a note to her sister...
a picture with both sets of great grandparents - buck and marilyn, bernie and don
auntie susan won the ice cream challenge
ready for her special birthday dessert
everyone singing "happy birthday" to her
livia reading the cards to sophia as she opened her gifts
pin the cherry on the sundae
uncle shawn was even a good sport!
all the fun over the past two weeks was memorable; knowing that we love our little peanut was hopefully the cherry on top...
