Not Ivory, Opal

Ella loves cake. Well, dessert. She watches all the baking shows with Phoebe, really leaning in to the ones with kids — which are absolutely charming, by the way. Not even sure you know, but Valerie Bertinelli is living her best life.

Anyway, the other evening Ella told me she was going to make a cake for Phoebe and I for our anniversary. She said it as a statement, but I could tell it was also a question. Ella will be 12 in January…