The birthday girl

Today is Laura's birthday! She still looks almost ten years younger than me--but that might be because she IS almost ten years younger than me! It'll be hard to beat this past year: she spent new year's at the south pole; flew over Mt. Erabus in a helicopter; took a cake decorating class (where she made the most awesome barbie cake ever); and convinced me to take over half my pint glass collection to goodwill. Here she is kicking it in Antarctica.