Niels smiled, looking at his family. They all were a bit tired, having spent the day at the park.
Angelo had been all excited, running around, playing with his sisters. Niels thought the highlight of Angelo's afternoon might have been when Emi was dancing. As that happened, Angelo's eyes had lit up, and he had been applauding so happily. Elia in the meanwhile, had been pointing at everything she saw, or at what she thought to see. It had been a funny sight to her family, who were all laughing and giggling about her actions. It was amazing, how incredibly much she had grown over the last few months, from a little girl, born prematurely into a happy little girl, pointing and babbling. But now, their little family was home again, and it was time for Angelo's cake. Emi was smiling, running from the living room to the kitchen and back. She was even more excited than before, dancing and singing as Niels carried Angelo's cake in. Angelo looked at the cake, his jaw dropping in awe. He looked at the cake as if it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. "Is tha' foh meeee???" he asked, barely believing his eyes as his daddy nodded. Once the cake was standing in front of him, his family began to sing, his big sister clapping to the rhythm. Angelo giggled, blowing the candles and closing his eyes to make a wish. He giggled more when his baby sister pointed at the cake, and when he tasted the cake, he felt like he was in heaven. Niels just sat next to Amanda, looking at his children eating cake. "We're blessed with these three," he whispered, "and I still can't believe our little boy is four years already..." Amanda looked at him, nodding, clearly a little touched by the fact he was having his birthday. "I know," she said, "our little man is growing up..." She looked at Angelo, emotional but proud.
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