I let Sophia get up early, and we read books together. I rearranged the whole living room (very easy to do with our couches), and she was so surprised.
Then Ayi came in with a gift, the way to her heart:
pretty shoes with a small heel that makes noise when you walk....she got Bella a pair too. The girls always put on Ayi's shoes, which are usually small heels of some sort.
The activity upon arrival was house building with marshmallows and toothpicks, or just eating marshmallows.
The first game was 'whose afraid of the big bad wolf?' Each kid had a 'tail' taped to their back, and David as the wolf chased them around and tried to take each person's tail. Sophia and Elias were the only two left, and they do a 'run by' marshmallow snack.
David then snagged Sophia's tail.
Next was the 'huff and puff' game. I loved how the kids got into this game. We are trying to see whose balloon goes the farthest with just one puff.
Sophia waits for us to start the next game: pin the pig on the brick house.
Much needed refreshments were next: cake, candles, and gifts:
Ayi and Tobin
eating the cake, yummy yum.
Caleb is explaining the picture on his card.
I am looking at a friend whose daughter gave this gift. She is waiting to see my reaction to the gift of 'Teddy Grahams,' chocolate ones, in a big box, it came from the provincial capital. What a treat.
Towards the end of the party we gave Sophia her big gift (seen in the next post), this was also coupled with her completing Lesson 40 of her reading, she is doing great, and can actually read. Crazy.
