Jadzia’s 4th birthday

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As always, Jadzia was excited about her birthday long before it was anywhere near time for it. One day Yoli brought home a book of different cake designs. Jadzia found a monster cake, and announced that that was what she wanted for her birthday. Her resolve never wavered, and weeks and months later, Yoli made her a monster cake.

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Yoli didn’t believe me when I tried to explain how hard it was to inflate the long balloons.

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Jadzia wears her new sunglasses and wields her new baby bottle.

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Our friend Farika was in town from California. We hadn’t seen her since in around 5 or 6 years, so we invited her to come to Jadzia’s birthday party. It was so nice to visit again.

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