Over the rainbow

This morning when I woke up I was relieved to see that I hadn't slept past Sophie's birth time.  Sophie turned six years old today.  When I went into her room about one minute before the moment she was born she was still asleep, but awoke just as the clock changed.  She stretched a bit and then slowly opened her eyes as she often does and hit me with a huge smile.  Sophie is the most awesome waker upper in the world and it makes me happy to see her so content.

Just after she was awake the sun started to pour in her room and all of a sudden there was a rainbow streaking across her body.

A freaking rainbow. 

From her knees to her shoulder she was lit up by a crescent of purple, green, orange and every other beautiful colour of the rainbow that had somehow found her and I realized today would be a good day.  A great day.

My girl is six and she is here for me to nuzzle into her cheek to give her kisses and to hold her hand. She is healthy today and learning and growing and thriving. Not just surviving. We have been there done that and then some.

Things I learned tonight... 1. You should light sparklers close to your final destination.  2. Smoke alarms are loud.  3. It is more fun for the birthday girl when you see all six sparklers lit rather than 5 stumps and one sparkler, although she still thought it was awesome. :p

Today was party day and Sophie loved every minute of it. She had a blast all day at daycare, all the kids loved treating Sophie like a princess today. Then we had a family party tonight. She loved opening all her presents, she was so focused and curious.

What is that coming out of the bag?

Oooohh, I know them.

The Wiggles!!!!

Happy Birthday Sophie.  Keep on changing the world with every little flap of those butterfly wings.