Wow! Ten whole years as parents, ten whole years with our Twinkle Toes. Since I’m late [as usual] with this post, and because I’m a nostalgic person, I took an extra long trip down memory lane. Each picture brought back memories of her sweet personality or funny moments over the years. From the quiet, super chubby baby, to the dancing and singing toddler, to the sweet girl she is now. Sophia makes parenting easy (most days) and it’s truly a joy to watch her grow, explore her interests, and simply see life through her sparkly blue eyes.
Even though it was the big 1-0, we celebrated as our family normally does – with food! I love that our kids get just as much excitement planning and enjoying their birthday meals as Phil and I do. Sophia requested raspberry scones for breakfast, had a small picnic and bundt cake celebration with friends after school, and then after a few hours of dancing, home for the real feast! This year Sophia chose raw oysters, caesar salad, and lobster tagliatelle. She surprised me with her request for a homemade funfetti cake with strawberry frosting, but we delivered. Bonus, the birthday girl wasn’t sick this year and thoroughly enjoyed each bite of dinner and dessert.
The big 1-0 
Birthday Breakfast 
Thumbs up for oysters 
Birthday girl 
Just us 
Make a wish
And now for our trip down memory lane. I normally only revisit the last year in these birthday posts, but I thought for her 10th birthday I would revisit each birthday as well. I think those two and three year old years were some of my favorites. I don’t even want to think about what this photo round up will look like in another ten years. Off to grab my tissues!
Newly minted 9 year old 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
January 
February 
March
Ten Years of Sophia
Hello, I’m here! 
First Birthday 
2nd Birthday 
Third Birthday 
4th Birthday 
5th Birthday 
Sixth Birthday 
Seventh Birthday 
Eighth Birthday 
Ninth Birthday 
A whole decade