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When you and your BFF turn 7 one day apart, you throw an epic glow dance party for the entire first grade! The MOST fun!
Frances’s mom and I planned it for a few weeks and booked a DJ, glow lights, and spent the day decorating the club!
Pop it and Ring Pop favors were ready to go!
We got the girls matching outfits and they were as cute as cute can be!
Love these sweet, happy girls!
We were all ready for the guests to arrive! Let’s party!!
Samantha woke up on Thursday morning as a 7 year old! Well, she actually climbed into my bed about 3:30 am as a 7 year old but that was fine with me. 🙂 She was very concerned that I had not decorated downstairs since I didn’t get up early. Thankfully I had decorated the night before! As if I wouldn’t decorate the kitchen for my only baby girl’s birthday?!
She was off to school for a great day!
She took “GJ’s chocolate chip cookies” for her class.
She helped me make them the day before…
Don’t worry, we made two batches of dough – one for her to eat and one for the class! She said the cookies were good but not the best. Why? They were missing a “sprinkle of GJ.” Love that girl. And I can’t argue with that! That afternoon she came running home happy – can’t beat it!
She headed off to tumble and that night we headed to dinner at the club to celebrate our birthday girl!
Dinner at the club is even more fun when one of your besties is there to celebrate her sister’s birthday which is on the same day!
After dinner we headed back home for presents and ice cream cake!
Make a wish!!
Happy 7th birthday to my favorite little girl!!
We had a great day celebrating…
Love this SEVEN year old! Have a great weekend!
My sweet baby girl is SEVEN!! She’s so grown up but still so little and I love every single second with this ray of sunshine! Celebrating her is my very favorite thing to do!
From this precious baby girl (born on her due date at 1:04pm)…
To this happy one year old….
To this perfectly perfect two year old….
To this lively three year old…
To this sweet and sassy four year old!
To this sunshiney five year old…
To this bright light of a six year old….
to this amazing SEVEN year old!!
She bring me such joy. I find myself just staring at her all the time in disbelief at how truly perfect she is. She is full of smiles and sunshine. Her happy personality makes us all happy!
Samantha loves to watch YouTube on her iPad. She loves to take my phone and change her hair color and make funny faces on the FaceApp. She loves to add songs to her “Dance it Out” playlist on Spotify. She loves to wear her hair down and rocks a headband pretty much every day. She has strong opinions about her wardrobe but will always be happy if the outfit has purple or leopard print! She’s over the top in so many ways and I love it! She adores putting on makeup, playing hair salon, painting her nails, and dressing up in her high heels! She’s a girly girl all around!
Samantha holds her own with her brothers and doesn’t let anyone boss her around. They fight plenty but also laugh with each other harder than with anyone else. She plays favorites depending on the day! She will shine her light on Robert now and then but she is a Momma’s girl through and through! She loves me every bit as much as I love her! She says my name 500 times a day and I would not have it any other way.
Samantha is an athlete. She’s a soccer star and I think that sport might be her favorite. She’s still tumbling and dancing and now learning to play basketball. Whatever sport is up next, she’s game! She brings the hustle to whatever she’s playing.
First grade has been good for her but will not go down as her favorite year. She doesn’t have her best friends in her class but has made the best of it. The work is a little more difficult than Kindergarten and she doesn’t like that at all. I think she misses her Kindergarten friends and teacher but she’s still thriving and learning and growing. She heads out the door with a smile on her face – most days! 🙂
My little girl with the big smile and the big personality! She’s a true joy but also full of opinions and very strong willed. How did I get so lucky to get her?!
A few questions with my favorite SEVEN year old!
Favorite book? Piggie and Gerald- I Really Love Slop
Favorite TV show? Garfield
Favorite movie? Jumanji
Favorite color? Purple
Favorite song? Good 4 U
Favorite number? 7
Favorite restaurant? MB Club
Favorite thing to eat? Mac and cheese
Favorite friend? Frances
Favorite toy? iPad
Favorite animal? Panda
Favorite dessert? GJs Cookie dough
Favorite sport? Soccer
What do you want to be when you grow up? Just like momma
I love this little bright light. We are so thankful she brought her sunshine into our world seven years ago! She is and will always be the biggest dream come true.
Happy birthday Samantha! We love you so much!!!
How is this little girl about to turn seven?!
Oh time, please slow down.