My baby is SEVEN today.
I still a little stunned by how fast that happened. Pretty sure she was a tiny baby yesterday.
Squeak. Love her.
So here's the thing. You know how you want to raise your daughter to be a strong, self-confident, sure-of-herself kind of girl. Well, apparently that's working too well. She knew exactly what she was going to wear, how her hair was going to be, and where we were going to take these photos. No help needed from the riff raff. And here she is in all her self-styled glory.
She has the best laugh. It is a high, squeaky, school-girl kind of laugh and it will make you giggle, every time.
I can't get enough of it.
Also a pretty good "thinking" face. (She's pretty much this animated, ALL the time.)
With "her" dog. She's an animal nut. I'm pretty sure she's going to be a zookeeper when she grows up.
My sweet girl.
At 7 she is confident and capable. She is thoughtful and is constantly on the lookout for other kids who might need help. She is cuddly and hilarious. And she really doesn't give me much to worry about...with the exception of the THREE head injuries last week. (Clumsiness due to growth spurt leading to a scraped chin, a black eye with large egg, and a soccer cleat to the other eye. Yikes.) Luckily for me (and her siblings) she has outgrown most of her "super naughty" phase which included fun things like cutting her own hair (more than once)and putting gum in her sister's hair in the middle of the night. But even at her most mischievous it is impossible to stay mad at her. Love you sweet girl....happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, little Miss! Emmett just yelled your name at the computer - he says "Happaburthday."
Posted by: Hillary | October 22, 2010 at 09:10 AM
Um, wait. Didn't she just turn FIVE, like, two seconds ago?? Happy happy birthday!
Posted by: Wenmei | October 22, 2010 at 09:19 AM
I'm pretty sure it wasn't very long ago that I met her at almost midnight the day she was born. Now she is a lovely big grown up first grader who has a sparkle is her eye and can even read. Happy Birthday big 7 year old.
Posted by: Annetta Ezelle | October 22, 2010 at 03:54 PM
This post just made me misty! Happy birthday, sweet 7!!
Posted by: Molly | October 22, 2010 at 06:58 PM
What wonderful pictures of a very special girl. It's so hard to believe she's 7 already! Happy birthday!
Posted by: Aunt Barb | October 23, 2010 at 11:17 AM
I love these! -And her. And wow, time is going too fast!
Posted by: Erin @ Letter Soup | October 24, 2010 at 02:52 PM
She's so BIG!! Its very rude of her. Tell her to stop growing so much!!
Posted by: Deborah | October 25, 2010 at 08:44 AM