The Incredible Fantastic Birthdaypalooza!

So as I mentioned the other day, I had quite a bit planned for Sophie’s 5th birthday. And quite a bit went very well! It all started on Wednesday, her actual birthday.  After taking some Lulee’s Lollies to school to share with her friends, she then had two girlfriends over after class for a play date and cupcakes!  Then, after Daddy got home from work, it was PRESENT TIME!  She had just (ahem *cough*) a few to open.

Then, Friday after Joshua got out of school, we picked Daddy up at work and headed slightly south to CoCo Key, an indoor waterpark in Cincinnati. We stayed the night so we got to play Friday night and Saturday. It was awesome! I will post a full review later, but we had a fantastic time. Sophie and Joshua were in HEAVEN!

Finally, FINALLY, yesterday we had the main event – Sophie’s Hello Kitty birthday party. Usually we just do a family party, because we have a big family, but this year since it was the first birthday Sophie really was excited about, we went all-out. We had all her friends from church and a couple special other friends as well! It…was…HUGE!  And even though it was totally crazy and I almost had a panic attack during the chaos that ensued the busting of the ($20!!!) Hello Kitty pinata, Sophie had an awesome time!

We had a wonderful few days celebrating our little girl. And I think she was feeling pretty special about it all. Happy Birthday, Sophie! But I gotta warn you, next year is probably gonna seem pretty lame.