Abi birthday

Today is Abi's twelfth birthday, although in that manner of kids her age, she insists she won't actually be twelve until the exact time of her birth. Whatevs, as kids her age used to say.

Hannah has come home for the weekend, so we were able to have nice birthday lunch along with Izzy, Dan and, of course, the birthday girl herself. Abi was on fine form; she's actually very good at being the centre of attention, in a way that I have come to realise - at the ripe old age of fifty - that I am not. It's a bit of a life skill, in fact.

We all prepared lunch and then sat down to eat it, which was a hoot. Sitting back and watching my kids laugh and joke together is one of my very favourite things.