On July 26, at roughly 7:15 a.m., Gigi Luigi became a 6-year-old.

We celebrated with spaghetti, pizza, cake, ice cream, and gifts galore, while team U.S.A. played a World Cup soccer match in the background.

Just as it should be, Genesee was surrounded with love, including a special 10 p.m. visit from Aunt Nay Nay (not pictured).

What can I write about my sister that she may want to be embarrassed reminded of in the future?

To start off, the snuggle is real with this girl, although she’s also a fighter who too often uses her hands instead of her words. (I am usually her totally innocent victim, who doesn’t provoke anything.)

Genesee is super duper artistic. Like, impressively so.

And she loves hot chocolate, year round.

She has a million stuffed animals and plays with almost all of them, but she prefers to make human friends whenever the opportunity arises.

And even though she’s quite mature for her age, she still talks like a baby.

Her favorite food is burnt popcorn, she’s quite hilarious most days, and she’d like to have a future career in pet rescue.

My sister has also decided that she doesn’t want kids, and she plans to live with me in her adult years.

In summary, Genesee is a dork. And even though I display my love language through snubs, jabs, and a general feeling of annoyance, I do love having a little dork in my life.

Happy Birthday, lil’ sis!