Birthday Girl...Big 7

Today was Katie's offical birthday. It is so hard to believe that I have a 7 year old.  Even though we did a big part of the celebration this past Saturday, we still made the day special.

She had to go to school, which she was bummed about, but we (me, Nana, Papaw and Bree) got to have lunch with her at school and take cupcakes for the class. I didn't have my camera at lunch but she came into the cafeteria rocking her birthday hat she got to make for the day. I grab a snapshot of it when she came home.

Before she left for school she wanted to open one present.

 She has been asking for the Password Journal since after Christmas. It is "suppose" to only open to her voice and password she sets. Let me tell you....this thing has been more of a pain then anything. It took 20 minutes just to get this crazy thing to accept her password. you have to say it and then say it again. If you don't say it exactly the same way it won't take it.  Then when you finally get it to accept the password, half the time it won't open when she says it...because you have to say it exactly like you did when you saved it. Geez!  She brought it to me to have me say it so she could show me how it won't open to anyone but her. When I said the password....it opened. :) I guess we sound the same. BUT with all that said...she loves it and was super excited to have it. So the hassel of this toy is worth it...I think!

 After school she opened the rest of her presents....a little blury but she is holding up her #7 figurine that she gets each year from Nana and Papaw. She got some money to spend, a gift card to Amazon (to buy books, music and games for the kindle), she got a board game and some other stuff from friends and family is on the way. She is excited to have stuff in the mail for her.

 We ate one of her favs for dinner, tacos. Then we had some birthday cake. She was very specific about her colors for her bday cake and how she wanted it to look. She wanted it to be orange and red....I think she was unknowling paying homage to mine and Chris' favorite football teams UT\UGA.

Blowing out her candle...which was another specific request. She wanted only the number 7. :)

When we had Katie everyone said time would fly by and even though there are times that it seem like it doesn't, overal it is really hard to believe that the little baby we once had is 7. She is so smart, creative, imaginative, she loves to read, has a big heart, is compassionate, is a great big sister, is so silly and loves to laugh and on terrrifc daughter. Katie, I hope your birthday was all that you wanted. We love you and are beyond thanful for you. Life just wouldn't be as fun or full without you in it.