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Birthday Fun...

I knew if I went to work on Sophia's birthday, then I would be grumpy and wishing I was with her on her day, so TJ and I took off the day to spend it with the birthday girl!

Her day started with:

Waking up to balloons covering the floor in her room, which she thought was pretty cool.

Then, we went downstairs to open presents. We got her a basketball hoop (and yes it's in our family room, which is not my favorite...come summer, it's outside).

And her baby was even spoiled! We have now been "baby-fied!"

It's amazing how naturally it comes for little girls...Such a good mama!

Then,

We went to the Children's Museum in Tacoma. I was hoping they changed their theme since the summer, but they didn't. Sophia didn't remember though and still had fun. I think her favorite was the market with all the fruit, veggies, and food.

What a multi-tasker: Making food, answering the phone, and dealing with money in the cash register.

Time to pick apples

We traveled to the Native American area. Sophia caught a fish!

Hiding with Daddy in a cave

Painting time. She would paint with each color for about 3 seconds and then say, "All done!" That's the attention span of a 2 year old:)

Next,

We ate lunch at a little cafe near the Children's Museum.

Finally,

We met some of our family at Red Robin for dinner. We can't pass up the FREE birthday meal! Sophia sees arcades and asks for quarters now. Good thing Gamma was there. Sophia put her quarters in the stuffed animal/candy machine...No Animal, but got some candy. TJ had to try it too! $1.00 later, he won a doggie! So lucky on Sophia's birthday!!!

Here's the gang that joined us for dinner!

I was not sure how she would react with the LOUD "Happy, Happy Birthday" song from Red Robin, but she actually enjoyed it (whereas last year, not so much). For some crazy reason she didn't want her ice cream, so her 2 cousins enjoyed it! Ahhh look at her...So big!

One Last Thing:

After we got home, got on our jammies, we sang, "Happy Birthday" to end the night! (You'll see her nicer cake for her party).

More fun is to come at her family birthday party!!!