10 years-old!

Our oldest is in the double digits! We are so blessed by our Daphné. She is compassionate, appreciates order, inspires us with her art, reads comic books like it’s her job, loves High School Musical as much as her mama and has a capacity to speak with her eyebrows with about just as much sass as her father. Ha! She is truly a treasure.

She came home from school to this gift pile. Her squeals were in the stratosphere.

Birthday table.

I really try to make their birthdays as special as I can. I hope they are blessed.

Papa Pierre and Mamie Nancy came over for pizza dinner requested by Daphné for her big day. Django stuck to bell peppers and baguette. We love our family!

Tata Cricri loves to give the other kid a gift or two so they don’t feel left out. Daphné is excited with Django for his new shirt.

And his new box of optical illusions.

Drum roll please… Daphné’s turn to open her gifts!

Meanwhile… haha!!!

Birthday card from Auntie Camille and cousin Tricia in California.

Thank you both so much for remembering our girl.

Sketch book.

That is pure excitement caught on my phone. A real 50 euro note. Oh ya, baby!

Journal with a lock. This girl LOVES to write.

Beautiful new shirts from Tata Cricri.

They are so pretty, I want them in my size.

LEGO rollerskate.

Magic trick from Papi Magique.

Art book to inspire our already inspired artist.

Operation! She was so excited!

Thanks to our friends Karen and Mark!

A beautiful piece of art by Karen for Daphné.

And voilà, that concludes her actual birthday day, the 9th of January. We are so thankful for and blessed by this amazing human being that we get to raise as our daughter.

Love a proud mama