The Gift of Friends.

Sofia truly loves people. She loves her family and she loves her friends. Her third birthday was when the whole birthday thing began to click for her. That day, as family members called to say "Happy Birthday", she would ask every single one of them if they were going to come over to her house for her birthday. Since most of them were calling from CA, OK, and MI it just wasn't possible. It broke our heart as parents to see how disappointed she was.

So, needless to say, this year we thought we would host a party for her 4th birthday with friends. Sofia loved it! We played the Dr. Seuss game, "I Can Do That", danced to her current favourite CD, They Might Be Giants, and ate cake.

We were blessed as parents to give our daughter the gift of prayer and the gift of friendship.

Here are some pics of Sofia's friends.

Brooke (one of her regular playdate friends)

Maggie (another of her regular playdate friends)
Anna (church buddies since their nursery days)
Audrey (one of her Sunday School friends)
Joy (another Sunday School friend)

Miss Sarah (her most favourite person in world, her S.S. teacher and choir teacher)

And of course, her sister, Selah