Laowai

We started with birthday pancakes.

Then, after school I greeted her with balloons. All the kids coming out of school noticed the balloons and Claire felt a little shy about it.

Claire asked for icebox cake and I put up lots of balloons. She’ll have a pool party with her friends later this month.

As I made her cake I remembered when she was born. All through the night we were waiting for her to come and worried about being able to meet my mom and dad at the airport early the next morning. She came a bit earlier than planned, but it all worked out. And now she is seven. She is sweet and helpful and she is a good friend. I love her giggle. I wonder what her next birthday and her next year will bring. It will be a year full of change for our seven year old.