While she played downstairs, I snuck upstairs with a ladder and her gift from her Aunt Becky, which was glow-in-the-dark stars and planets. I figured it would be a lot more fun for her to see them on the ceiling at bedtime rather than opening them up as a regular gift. I considered putting them into the correct constellations (it came with a chart), but after I was balanced on the ladder I decided that wasn't going to happen and instead placed them in a random pattern.
Once downstairs, we got all the gifts together for her to open. The first gift she opened was from her Grandma and Grandpa and included an adorable insulated lunch bag, a camera and case (!!), a Magic Tree House book ("Night on the Titanic" which she's always wanted), dinosaur flash cards, a coloring book and Altoids! She was so excited and wanted batteries in the camera right away as she opened her flash cards and flipped through her Magic Tree House book. Next she opened her gift from Uncle Rob and Aunt Margie, who just returned from a cruise in Alaska. They got her a Denali Park Ranger vest which is adorable on her! Then she went for the biggest gift she had which was from Aunt and Uncle. It came in a big blue Amazon bag and she soon found that it had a container of dinosaurs! Of course she loved it and started playing with them. Next she decided to open the gift from Olivia and Buddy. It was a Pet Hospital that she played with at her cousins' house in Atlanta and figured it would be a good gift for both her and Olivia to play. She opened her gift from Grandpa Joe which included "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", "Tortoise and Hare", and "The Lion and Mouse." We actually don't have any of those books, so she started reading them. Next she wanted to open the gift from Sian and her girls. It included "Stegy" the toy stegosaurs that she left at their house, so she was super excited. They also gave her a toy killer whale, Black Beauty movie and the fossils we made when we were together. She also opened her gift from her Aunt Cynthia and Uncle Jay and her cousins which included a great dinosaur carrying case that opens up to a play mat (great for travel) and a moveable Apatosaurus. Finally, all the gifts were open and CK went into the attic to get our gift to Sofia - a new bike that has pedals and training wheels. She received a balance bike for her birthday last year and has become comfortable on it and balances well, except that it doesn't roll for long stretches, so she ends up using her feet to kick a lot more than she should. So, we figured she should upgrade to a "real" bike that we can remove the training wheels from. I'm hoping she gets comfortable on it enough to ride it to school while I ride next to her pulling Olivia in the trailer. CK snuck it in behind her and then we had her turn around. She wasn't super excited, but we convinced her to take a quick spin on it outside. Unfortunately, I never thought to remind her where the brakes are and once she got going she ended up panicking and ran into the curb which made her fall forward and she got hurt and scared. She immediately named it "Scary Bike" and is very reluctant to get back on it.....Otherwise, it was a fun and very happy birthday for our six year old! I still can't believe she's six!
Sofia and her gifts
Her brand new camera from Grandpa and Grandma!
Her cool Denali Park Ranger vest from Uncle Rob and Aunt Margie
Opening her gift from Aunt Shirl and Uncle Steve
Dinosaurs!
Opening her gift from Olivia and Buddy
While Olivia tests out Sofia's new dinosaurs
Sofia's Pet Hospital from Olivia and Buddy
Sofia's new bike! Quickly named "Scary Bike" thanks to the 'crash'
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