Fantastic Fifteen

Another birthday has come and come for Clare, and if 14 was fabulous, 15 is looking to be fantastic! I know we still have a long stretch ahead of us, but thus far I am a big fan of the teen years - at least as far as this girl goes.

Once again, she opted to celebrate with her friends at dinner, and this year she chose a tapas feast at Eclipse di Luna. This proved to be an extremely fun venue, and the girls all loved the way "the food just kept coming!" Everyone had a chance to order something they liked or were interested in, and I'm pretty sure no one left hungry (particularly since we concluded with ice cream cake).

This group of girls was fun (they opted to dance to the live music), thoughtful, sweet and polite. Everything we could have asked for, and so much of what we see in our incredible firstborn.

We did our traditional family dinner and homemade cake the following weekend, and I love that she chose a Harry Potter theme for her cake. May her love of books continue well into the next phase of her life.

Happy, happy birthday, Clare!