Yessa's double digits!
The youngest is now 10!
With the fierceness and drive that is part of her personality, Yessa let us know early on that she was okay with having her actual birthday at Grandma’s house to help with the move, but she wanted to have a celebration at home, AND she wanted a celebration on her birthday.
Since her parents still feel the guilt of celebrating her birthday with an eleven-hour train ride last year, her requests seemed fair.
For her pre-birthday at home, Yessa wanted Cousin M to stay overnight, and to go to the pottery place to paint up some pottery together.
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Grandma and Grandpa Vermont were in town to help celebrate birthdays, so Yessa got lots of help putting together her birthday cake. And since we always also make a cake for her Birthday Twin, Cousin O, the extra help was hugely appreciated.
We had a delicious party celebrating both of them.
At Grandma Iowa’s house, we got so much of the packing and sorting complete that we were able to take off the day before the movers arrived to head to the indoor waterpark about an hour away. It was just Yessa, The Buster, and me, and we had the whole place to ourselves!
A few presents to open, sushi for dinner, and a “cake” made out of her favorite cheese. It turned out to be a delightful day, despite missing Dad.
Happy Birthday, Dearest Youngest. You make our life magically vibrant.
