Lucas came with a cake decorated with little yellow stars.

He and I had agreed beforehand who would bring what.

There was no battle over the guest list, no surprise demands from Agnes, and no one expecting me to serve a room full of adults while holding a baby.

Paisley wore a blue dress and spent most of the afternoon trying to remove her socks.

Agnes attended for a short visit.

She congratulated me on the garden and asked whether she could take a picture of Paisley with her father.