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Here's my baker boy, making a cake for Caroline's birthday! The boy just loves to cook and worked hard on this cake!

Unfortunately Gracie got to the cake while it was cooling - not that we hadn't pushed all the chairs in or anything. The dumb dog nudged one out and climbed onto the table, and the damage was soon done. I'm surprised she didn't eat the whole thing.

We frosted the remaining cake with a yummy mocha icing and decorated it in such a way that if her brother hadn't let the cat out of the bag, the birthday girl might not have noticed that there was a problem with the cake at all!

Morgan insisted that Caroline needed a Build-a-Bear puppy. We named it Sweet Pea and gave it a blue fairy costume similar to the one Caroline has from last Halloween.

And no birthday would be complete or official without the pearl necklace from Grandmama and Grandaddy! There it is - Caroline is officially twelve!

Of course, following cake and presents there was homework. Happy birthday Caroline!