olivia's REAL birthday day...

started with a birthday breakfast.

eggs (her favorite) and cinnamon biscuits, and a candle of course.

i am in disbelief that she is SIX!!!

then daddy, rara, and b brought her chick-fil-a for lunch at school (i had to work) AND she bought her whole class an ice cream treat to celebrate her special day.  oh, and her principal wished her a happy birthday on the announcements in the morning and gave her a birthday pencil.  (that was a BIG deal to her.)

after school, chrissie picked her up.  they walked back home and were able to spend some time together and chrissie gave her the BEST birthday card, a beautiful purple princess crown and wand, plus a really neat princess puzzle.  i think the best part for o was getting chrissie all to herself for about an hour.  :)

o and chrissie-- they love each other so much!

once i got home, we headed to mcdonald's where pop, rara, abby, kk, and jack were waiting to celebrate o some more.  we walked in and they started singing "happy birthday!" and we all ate some ice cream together.  then the kids played for a little while before it was off to the next event.

"happy birthday to you!!!"

we came back home to find uncle sean and nana at our house.  uncle sean was working on the chair to go with the desk that nana and gramps gave o.  he also brought a barbie birthday gift for o.  she loves anything barbie!!

b stopped by and brought part 2 of olivia's birthday gift from she and pop and to wish her a very happy birthday.  in addition to the awesome american girl bed, pop and b gave olivia some money to go shopping and buy some new clothes for school.  the money was not in a card, but b hid it in a "quilt making kit" so o had to dig through all the pieces and find it.  it was so cute and o is excited to make the quilt too!!

to end the night, we continued our tradition of going to benihana with nana and gramps.  this year uncle sean was able to go with us too!!  dinner was yummy (as usual) and olivia had her third serving of ice cream for the day. :) (only on your birthday is that close to being acceptable.)

 as olivia climbed into bed that night, i wished her a happy birthday one more time, and she responded, "mommy, i think this is the best birthday i've had yet!!" i think i might have to agree.  :)


our sweet olivia!  we can't believe that you are six years old today.  you have so many people in your life that love, support, and celebrate you, but no one loves you more than your daddy and i.  our hearts grew bigger six years old when we saw you for the first time and they have not stopped going since that moment.  you teach us about compassion and how to love others by your example.  you challenge us in the questions you ask and your perspective on life.  you are truly a gift from God.  we are so lucky that He chose us to be your mommy and daddy.  we love you so much!!  can't wait to see what you will accomplish this year.  happy birthday!!