Happy 6th Birthday Clare!

Clare is six! Right now, Clare is the only child who does not have a November birthday. As a result, her birthday feels very, very, very far away after Lorien, Wyatt and Adell have had their special days. She was over the moon when we tore the February calender page off and it was finally March!

Uncle David, Aunt Angela, Evan, Andrew and Sadie came over from the peninsula to celebrate with Clare. We all took turns telling Clare what we loved about her. Some of her compliments were:

I love how cheerful Clare is. She is always happy and trying to make others happy.

I love how much Clare dances. She is a beautiful dancer!

I love how often Clare smiles.

I love how Clare's eyes sparkle when ever she sees me.

I love playing with Clare.

Clare is a special girl and we feel so lucky to have her as part of our family.

Happy Birthday Clare!

Just as a reminder for myself: I am never making cupcakes the day before a birthday party again. I baked Clare's cupcakes Saturday but left them unfrosted on the counter. I was hen-pecked by every child in my house for a full 24 hours with questions like "Can I have a plain cupcake?" and "Can I frost a cupcake and eat it?" or "When are you going to frost the cupcakes?!?" It was annoying.