Amelia turns 6!

I never thought Amelia would get to celebrate her June 20th birthday at school. But she just made it this year. Monday was a half day of school so we showed up at the end and brought treats for her class.


(Mrs. Murphy talked about Amelia's first 6 years and the class sang to her.)


(Playing "say it fast" with the dice.)


(Amelia was really excited about making and handing out treat bags for her class.)

After we got home from school, Amelia planned the rest of the day. Her first request was a trip to the zoo.












(Elsa pouted through most of the zoo and was super cranky the whole evening...because she wanted to see penguins at the zoo and didn't believe us that the national zoo doesn't have penguins. It's kind of a national disgrace.)

Amelia's birthday dinner request was Chinese takeout. After dinner we opened presents and had cake.






(She requested a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and white writing.)


It was a pretty simple day but she declared it her "best birthday!" She loved getting phone calls from family and friends and having lots of attention all day. She is an amazing girl who is creative, smart, and fun and we're so lucky to have her!