What a tween!

While my family was in town, it was also Calista's birthday! 

Because summer is busy, we mostly actually celebrated the day before her birthday. 

She got her favorite meals, 

played in the park like the child she (still!) is, 

And opened presents.

Finally, she got to have her cake. 

Calista She asked for a raspberry cake with chocolate frosting and Loradona helped me deliver. 

The cake was flavored with real raspberries and topped with more, fresh from my garden.

Yum! Even if Caleb said he didn't like it because it had too much raspberry flavor, although he also generously forgave us for making a cake he didn't like... Whatever. Calista loved it, and it was her cake!

On her actual birthday, Calista had a stake YW day camp. She went to a ropes course, ate pizza, and went on a hike in the river valley...

...where she saw a moose! I'm not sure her day could have been any better.

Happy birthday, my baby girl! Bring on twelve!