Additional pics from Sophie's birthday. Her preschool (which is Montessori) has a really cool birthday celebration - it's a big enough deal that it would really suffice as her *only* party (but of course we didn't leave it at that!). I didn't know anything about this until she went there, but here's the ritual in a nutshell: they have a candle on the floor that represents the sun, and we brought in pictures of Sophie as a newborn, 1 year old, 2 year old, etc. along with her coming-home outfit (so incredibly tiny!) and her lovey (a black cat from cousin Val). She got to carry a globe & walk around the "sun" as Mary Ann, the director, would say a few words about the different stages Sophie went through as a baby & toddler. Yes, I shed a few tears. Our good friend Christina came to watch & help us film, so it was like a paparazzi corner with me, her & Rod all filming/snapping pics at once!After the ceremony, Sophie got to pick her friends to help hand out snacks. She had chosen goldfish, carrots w/dip, & cookies w/chocolate frosting & had helped me make them the night before. At her school, the kids handle all aspects of snacktime (sounds like heaven to me!) and they all pass out everything to the 38 students & 4 teachers. Then, amazingly, they just sit patiently and wait until *everyone* has been served before eating. Um, that SO does not happen at home!
We had a nice evening of pizza & a dance session after Rod got home. You can see that Ben is perfecting his air guitar & Sophie is already working her club moves. Rod & I were perfectly content to sit in the audience!
