Yup, skipped the Halloween post. For now, let's talk about Maggie's birthday.

Somehow, this sweet little baby....

Turned into this crazy 7 year old!

And so we celebrated. She woke up to find presents and balloons in the family rom. She was more excited about having a bike with a KICKSTAND than the bike itself, but whatever! We enjoyed chocolate chip pancakes, with a candle and singing, of course! And, because it was my day to volunteer at school, I was able to enjoy walking into school with her, friends calling out "Hi Maggie" and Maggie replying "Hi___ It's my Birthday!" Not only was it her birthday, but she had completed another 100 books in her reading journal, so it was her day to wear slippers and sit on the class couch. She wore a grin on her face all day long!

In the afternoon, Katherine helped with the cake. She carefully sprinkled all of the sprinkles onto the frosting, and worried that we didn't have enough. She wanted to write a novel on top of the cake, we agreed upon simply, MAGGIE. She objected to my single #7 candle and created an elaborate display with candles and princess figures. And while there was some jealousy surrounding the birthday overall, she also took great joy in writing Maggie's card and making sure Maggie's day was as special as it could be.

After dinner at Olive Garden, we came home for cake, but quickly adjusted those plans after Abby took a tumble off the bathroom stool and needed some minor nursing attention. The big girls took showers while Abby ate some ice. But then we sang, and blew out candles, and ate just the frosting off the top of the cake.

And when it was all done, and cleaned up, we found the girls like this......
...the perfect end to a perfect day....... 3 sisters being silly together.

And the birthday fun continues.....family gathering tomorrow, and a friend birthday party next week!