Seven

We celebrated Ava's 7th birthday today. The morning started with our traditional breakfast in bed. Ava wanted to be surprised, so she got a cinnamon roll, hardboiled egg, fruit, and water (I know that sounds weird for a kid, but that's what she has every morning with breakfast. A little glass of water.)

We open presents right after breakfast. She got a Littlest Pet Shop, an art kit, a DS game, the Guardians of Ga'hool movie, and a new Lego set.

I love to bake a yummy tasting homemade cake, so Ava picked out a 3 layer sour cream chocolate cake for us to try and we decorated it like this. The kids really love the Guardians movie (and Brenna has been reading the books and telling Ava all about them), so her cake is an owl.

Scott came home early from work and we had Ava's requested meal of spaghetti and meatballs with broccoli, followed by cake.

It was goooooood.

And then Scott and the girls headed to the school's Daddy/Daughter dance for the evening. They had a great time and all 3 came home exhausted.

Ava declared it the best birthday ever.

I could list out all the little things I love about Ava, and maybe I will at some point, but I'm tired right now and the best way I can sum her up is to say that Ava is everything a little girl should be. She is kind, thoughtful, selfless, silly, feminine, intelligent, and fun, with a little bit of sass and assertiveness for good measure. She is, in all honesty, as close to perfect as a 7 year old can get.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AVA!