rowe, rowe, ...row your boat

happy birthday to the little girl who lights up my world. i can't quite put into words how you and your sister (and mommy and daddy too) have changed my life. made things better for me. given me friends and family at a time when i didn't realize i had either. i hope you know (and your sister knows too) that your smile and laugh and sayings make my heart melt; my soul happy.

at three years old, you seem to have a better grasp of reality than i do. to see things again through the eyes of a child. to have that pure, unadulterated faith in those you love. you are lucky, boat! and somewhere, deep inside of you, i think you probably know that.

so as you zip around 507 North St. tonight in your new barbie jeep, i hope you have the best birthday that any single kid ever had on this earth. and i hope, in your young mind, you know that you're loved dearly by all of those around you.

see ya buddy!
see ya friend!