Happy, Happy Birthday, Monkey

She’s excited and nervous and apprehensive and intrigued about being a teenager. I trust she’ll handle the teen years with the same grace, kindness, and open-heartedness she has handled the previous ones.

Present opening happened. She’d chosen her gift, and even helped pay for it, so it wasn’t a surprise, but still fascinating to all.

Siblings gave her gifts and cards that brought many hugs:

With Dad home to be part of the fun, cake decorating happened today, one day post-birthday:

A wish for another fantastic year! And on to another 700 blog posts. Promise fulfilled.