Since Chris had to work late on her birthday, we decided to celebrate Margaret's big day before he left for work with pancakes and presents. Pancake, cake cake--it totally counts.
This might not seem unusual to regular folks but it's a big deal in the Reintjes house if Daddy is home in the morning since he likes to be in the office before 5:30 in the morning. He sacrificed his morning cubicle alone time to have a leisurely breakfast at home and didn't get in to work until *gasp* 7:30.
Margaret really appreciated it too, on the inside. Apparently she has very strong and previously unknown feelings about wearing birthday hats and also big brothers who help blow out candles.
Happy Birthday sweet girl, may your next birthday bring you less tears and more success with those candles. I can't promise not to make you wear a silly hat though, you're probably just going to need to get used to that.