It's my birthday so you have to be nice to me,,,,,

Aria celebrated her 6th birthday Apr. 29th. She chose toaster strudels for breakfast, a sack lunch from home (instead of cafeteria food) for lunch, and a picnic lunch at a park for her dinner. The same week, she was the "star attraction" at school, so each day that week, she got to bring things for show 'n tell, be first in line and help the teacher. She also took cupcakes to school to share with her class.

Aria couldn't decide what kind of cake to choose, so she let Kamri choose and decorate a cake for her. This is Kamri's first attempt at cake decorating and she did a great job. This is Aria's flower garden birthday cake.

And a close-up....
Aria is hyper, eager and implusive. She is the epitome of the poem:

There was a little girl who had a little curl,

Right in the middle of her forehead.

And when she was good, she was very very good;

But when she was bad, she was horrid.

Her personality was reflected very well in the way she opened her presents. She grabbed a present, ripped the paper off as fast as she could, said, "Oh!" in an excited voice, and then tossed the gift aside without really looking at it and grabbed the next present. It took her about 3 minutes to get through all five presents and two cards. We had fun watching her open her gifts because she is so full of energy and life. We love to see the mischievous light in her eye, the cute little dimple on her cheek and her giggles as she charges full steam ahead through every day. Here is Aria with some of her birthday gifts.

Happy birthday, Aria!