Sophia's 5th Birthday

Precious Princesses

Sophia wanted a princess party for her fifth birthday. That was no surprise to me as she loves pink and tiaras and wands. She had been throwing birthday parties for her stuffed animals and dolls nearly every week this past year, so she finally got to enjoy her own. Some days she would tell me, "Today is Pepe's birthday (a dog). She is three. And tomorrow Milky Way (a cat) will be four." Sophia invited over quite a few friends, and they were the cutest princesses and had so much fun together. Sophia chose to wear her pink cotton dress since her Sleeping Beauty dress's sleeves itched her too much. She looked pretty in her pink dress, and many of the girls had fun dressing up.

The girls decorated pink foam tiaras with foam stickers.

We had pink plates and cups and pink straws and ate fruit and treats. I'm glad they all had polite princess manners. The girls played Princess, Princess, Frog instead of Duck, Duck, Goose. We also did musical chairs and a Poise Relay Race in which the girls had to walk to the couch and back while balancing a tea cup and plate on her head. They all participated and had fun playing around. We also decorated cupcakes that were strawberry with strawberry frosting.

Sophia and her friends enjoyed opening the presents and playing with them afterwards. One of my favorite parts of the party was when I called to Dan to take pictures because we were going to sing happy birthday. He was resting on the couch with his eyes closed, and the girls flocked toward him, exclaiming, "Wake up, wake up!" Dan started smiling and laughing along with them. See the video below; I captured part of it. Sophia got this Play-Doh set from Grandma and Grandpa Drake. She got lots of princess presents from friends, along with My Little Pony figures and a shirt too. She also got clothes from the Drakes and Rogers, and she loved a card from Grandpa Rogers that sang out when it opens, "Because you're the most wonderful person in the world!" It goes on to say her smile is wonderful, her teeth are wonderful, and it wishes her a wonderful birthday. She still gets the biggest smile and makes funny faces when she hears it.

I saw this bag in a store a few months before her birthday, and I knew Sophia would love it. She likes to gather up various toys and papers and put them in bags, and this one even has a pretty S on it. She also got a little pink piggy bank from friends, and Dan and I got her a ballerina princess piggy bank. She got money from Grandma and Grandpa Rogers to put in it.

Thanks Grandma D! She likes the cats on the shirt.

Sophia likes her ice cream play-doh. It looks good enough to eat (but don't!).

Nathan wanted to get in on the fun too. And he really did want to eat it. Thanks for everyone who helped Sophia have a remarkable fifth birthday! She is still celebrating parties since then. Milky Way turned four -- again -- today.