Lauren at Twelve

She insisted that she wasn't twelve when I greeted her Happy Birthday at 7 AM. She said that she will be 12 at 11:35AM. But she was all smiles.

She insisted that the Christmas tree not be taken down until after her birthday. The poor pine was shedding its razor sharp needles all over the family room. She doggedly watered the dead tree.

She insisted that reading Twilight and New Moon over and over and over and over again is okay. But she loved it when Colin reads The Lord of the Rings to her and Emma.

She insisted that her birthday cake be vanilla with vanilla frosting. I only found yellow cake with white buttercream frosting so I baked one. She was surprised to learn it was not from a bakery even with all the funky writing on it. She thought it was beautiful.

She is beautiful I must insist.

























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