"Yeah. Don't want him to start asking why you didn't cook," Jean replied with a grin. She relaxed back against the trunk of the tree. "My birthday? It was nice. The girls gave me a cake and a card. It was so sweet. And we just went out for a nice dinner." She gestured to the red headed girl. "This one behaved so well...but she hasn't hit terrible twos yet so...no telling how she'll do in the future."
She reached out and grabbed the bag, pulling it into her lap. She would have to be quick about opening the gift before Rachel got curious. They were in the phase where everything belonged to the small child. She pulled out the tissue paper, setting this aside as she pulled out a set of beautifully framed personal photos. "Oh Lorna...these are...so beautiful!"