My baby is 7 years old!

Our darling little girl turned 7 years old yesterday! I can hardly believe it!

She woke up early because she couldn't sleep because she was too excited. She came in our room around 6 am asking if it was officially her birthday yet. Andy set his alarm for 6:15 (the time she was born) and told her when that went off it was officially her birthday. When that went off we cuddled her and gave her hugs and kisses and wished her a happy birthday. She was so excited that she couldn't go back to sleep.

We told her she had to stay upstairs for awhile though as we had her gifts to wrap and wasn't counting on her being up so early. So, Mommy got to wrapping her gifts as Daddy got our pot roast going in the crockpot. Called my Mom to bring over some extra chairs and I took the girls to church and Sunday School.

Shortly after that people started arriving. Grandma Hoffman and Hal surprised her by coming in from Phoenix for her birthday. Great Aunt Nancy and Uncle Mike came too and Grandma Davis and Uncle Jimmie were here too. She was spoiled with gifts...a new soft blankie (so Mommy could have hers back), Barbies, a Strawberry Shortcake bath set, bath foam, a new outfit, a beautiful pink and black dress and new dress shoes to match (Daddy better set up the shot gun and keep watch on the porch), some very neat books that fold out to make a play area (these are so cool...I've never seen anything like it before), a book of favorite children's stories that teach morals, and some new stuffed animal horses, money, and a gift card to Build-a-Bear. She had a lot of fun opening everything.

After that we had her cake and ice cream and visited for awhile.


I really can't believe that my baby is 7! I am so proud of the little girl that she has become. It just doesn't seem possible sometimes when I look at her that she's so big now and saying and doing the things that she's doing already.

Happy birthday to the best daughter a mom could ever ask for my little Deidra!