She arrived on Easter evening all those years ago.  And her birthday fell on a Sunday again this year, too.  We’d had a very busy weekend and she declined a birthday meal. 

 

Gifts were sparse, but joy inducing.

 

Though she didn’t request any special meal, we all decided she should have pizza for an early dinner.  Her sweet friend Melody arrived in time for some molten lava cake.

 

After that, Tab and Mel headed off for a double dose of youth groups.

That’s a thing around here, to be honest.  A lot of kids seem to visit more than one fellowship.  Since they often have friends at other congregations, it seems to work. 

She likes her birthday to be low-key… but this was a little lower-key than I anticipated. 

I love all my kids from the top of my head to the soles of my feet, but let me tell you, SEVENTEEN HAD BETTER BE A BETTER YEAR THAN SIXTEEN WAS!!!!   She just needs to catch a break somewhere.