This year marked Alyssa’s fourth birthday since moving to Spain—and her Sweet 16, no less! I’ve always been big on creating meaningful moments over material things. While gifts come and go, it’s the shared experiences—the laughter, the surprises, the snapshots of joy—that stay with us and become part of our family story. In parenting, there’s the daily rhythm of care: cheering from the sidelines, comforting during tough moments, cooking favorite meals, and the simple joy of just being there. But birthdays have always been our way of pausing time—creating a little magic, celebrating the people we’ve become, and inviting the people we love into that moment with us.  So as…