On Being 7

So remember how much fun we had at The Rock Dump.  Guess where Addy wanted to have her birthday party?

Here she is, waiting with Cora and friends to get their harnesses.

And they're off.  Peyton and Addy to the top.  A little story about Peyton, though.  It makes me so happy to see the friendship that has developed between these two.  In that first week after moving here, when Addy was crying at the side of the soccer field because she was just feeling too anxious to participate, it was Peyton who came over to talk to her, got her to laugh even, and tried to make her feel welcome enough to take the field.  It was Peyton's dad as coach that greeted Addy only with smiles and a kind heart, telling her when she was ready, there was a spot for her.  Peyton and Addy are now members of the same Girl Scout troop, and even though they were on different soccer teams for the indoor season, still get excited each time they see the other for a game.

The birthday girl.

And just like that, she's 7.  

* And just for posterity's sake, Addy's only complaint about turning 7?  It's an odd number.  If only it were even.  Girl's got a thing for even numbers :)