The Trip Begins

After being home for a whopping 4 days, we set out again for an actual vacation. First stop was Herndon, to spend a couple of nights with our friends Alex and Steph. It was Julia's last day of school, so we got to enjoy their neighborhood's start of summer celebration:

We also had a chance to celebrate Sophia's 3rd birthday with a small party.  There were balloons:

And presents galore.  Here are Abby and Julia "helping" Sophia open them.  Notice the look on her face in response to this:

To make up for it, the girls made Sophia a very special present from them - a guitar made from a bowl and rubber bands, with Sophia Turns 3 written out in stickers inside.  They were very excited to give it to her:

And, of course, there was cake. Rainbow cake: