She’s Sunshine

Can it really be?  Can it really be we now have a 7-year-old?  And not just any 7-year-old, but this crazy sweet, wildly creative, incredibly laugh out loud fun 7-year-old.  She is light and love and laughter.  She is the sanity to our insane.  She blesses our socks right off.

Saturday was her big day…the big 7!  Josh and I got everything ready the night before.  She is Josh’s weak spot…the thought that can make the guy who never cries eye’s get a tad misty…she has his heart.  She loves rainbows and everything colorful.  A rainbow door was an easy choice and Josh rocked it well.  Like a giant rainbow piñata.  And she loved it.

I did a little late night, last minute crafting.  A rainbow frilly stick for her birthday cupcake and a rainbow number 7 tee for her to wear in the Color Run.  Anything for my lady.

She asked for a giant waffle from Waffle House.  Josh takes her out to breakfast every Friday morning to different places.  Waffle House is a big favorite.  We called in an order for 4 giant waffles and Josh picked them up.

She ran the Color Run with Susan and some of our other friends.  The boys were suppose to have their first baseball game and she didn’t want to be at the ballpark all morning, so Susan saved the morning.  It ended up being rainy and cold, but they did it anyways.

Then there was lunch and cupcakes.  So what if her little rainbow piñata stick almost burst into full on flames.  We timed it just right and only some edges were singed.  #nofireonyourbirthday #winning

And painting.  She really wanted her own paints and canvases and her very own stapler for her birthday.  So painting and stapling were on the birthday docket.

And we finished the night with Frozen.  Harper spotted Rapunzel and Eugene in the movie and blew all our minds.  We could not believe it.  I then spent the next 30 minutes googling “hidden images in Frozen”…wow, there are a lot of crazy things out there.

I think she had a pretty good 7th birthday.

Oh Harper girl, you are such a blessing.  You made us a Mom & Dad.  You made us understand the deep love God has for His children.  You made us realize our hearts were big enough to love even more than we ever imagined.  Thank you for being the kid you are.  Thank you for dreaming big and wanting to change the world.  You are doing it already.  You are a world changer.  Thank you for being a girl after my own heart with your love of creativity and color and kindness.  You are truly a light and joy in our family and a fierce big sister…you love those boys well…and keep them in line.  You my dear, are beyond precious…more than rubies or jewels.  And what an honor it is to watch you grow and change and blossom and shine.  We love you like craziness Harper Ann.

Happy 7th Birthday…to the sunshine in our life!