This year, Sophia opted to celebrate her birthday in a simple fashion: just at home with us, in lieu of a bigger celebration with friends. I questioned her constantly, sure that she would change her mind, but she held firm on her decision. Regardless, I made sure to still make it as special as possible.
I settled on an aqua theme and set to work decorating a corner of the dining room.
I made a cake to match the decor:
And even wrapped the presents in similar-colored bags, wrapping paper and tissue paper:
We had cinnamon rolls (early) on the morning of her birthday and sang happy birthday for the first time while she smiled.
That evening, we gathered for a quick picture and then she was excited to open her gifts.
Her most favorite gift of all was a special album that Sam has spent quite some time working on for her.
Inside, there were thoughtful messages, small gift cards to various places that Sam knew Sophia would love to go and pictures of them over the years.
It was a definite labor of love (and money) for Sam and I know that it will be treasured for a long time.
Singing 'happy birthday' again!
One last surprise! The cake that I made was a 'money cake.' Hidden inside was a string of money (totaling $50) that she kept pulling from the center of the cake!
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