Livia officially turns nine on Tuesday, but we began the grand celebrations of All Things Liv today. It was hilarious to see her dressed in my robe and a birthday tiara, happily cleaning off the spatulas and cake beaters. (I’ll admit, it’s 5:00 in the evening and I, too, am sitting in that very robe because it’s so chilly out.) The cake was a work of art itself. It’s not terribly hard to make a rainbow cake, but not terribly easy either. It got admired properly though and, even more importantly, Livia declared the cake “her dream come true.” Doesn’t get better than that for a mom! We love our Liv incredibly much and are so proud of who God has made her to be. We pray for her heart to belong to him and for her to grow as a woman of courage and great character.

Happy 9th birthday, Toots! We sure love you.