I'm seven!

Today is Noelle's birthday. She turns seven. For presents Chris and I gave her a lot of the essentials of childhood: legos, etch-a-sketches (classic and heart-shaped), and, as a concession to her own actual taste, a jewelry-making kit.

My seventh birthday is the first childhood birthday that I have distinct memories of. I remember waking up in the morning and feeling like something really important had happened to me. I waited for the clock to read 7:12 (which I knew was when I was born) and then I did a little song and dance around my room that went:

I'm seven!
Oh yeah, I'm seven!
Seven!
Seven is really big,
Oh yeah, I'm seven!

Happy birthday, Noelle!