Don't look, Dad - close your eyes!

That's the first thing Abigail told me as I walked in the door. The girls had chocolate on their faces while desperately trying to keep a secret.

Abigail said the following:

• There's nothing in the oven
• There's only a chocolate thing in the oven, but it isn't for you
• The thing in the oven is for lunch, when you're not here
• Don't look in the oven
• There's nothing in the oven

After family home evening, Laura brought in a brownie with a scoop of ice cream and a candle. The girls sang Happy Birthday to me. And everyone blew out the candle. We all had brownies and ice cream for a treat. For family home evening, we read an article about 'Thank you' and talked about why we're grateful. It was a nice moment.

My birthday is tomorrow, but it's fun to extend the festivities. I think Laura has a night out for us planned and wanted to do something with the girls tonight. When Laura mentioned the babysitter was coming over, Collette said, "Mom, you stay here." She's silly. We had a great night. It was fun!