Ella preened at the praise, sitting up just a little bit straighter. 'Daddy thinks so too,' she said with a grin. 'And...' she hesitated, then lowered her voice. 'I'm gonna get daddy to get sweets for me and mummy tomorrow. You can't have a birthday with no sweets,' she explained.
'But shhhh, they wouldn't like it here. They like yucky food here.'