For My Sweet Birthday Girl

Dear Little Sister,

Tomorrow, you will be four…4!

I honestly cannot believe it. And, oh my how you have been counting the days.

So it is here. Your special day. A celebration just for you.

Pink roses, Hello Kitty cupcakes, face painting, and for you to be the “Birthday Girl”.

I wrote this for you last year, on the eve of your 3rd Birthday, and you know what? It still fits.

My guess is that it always will. No doubt through the years, your love for pink may fade…or maybe not.

However, this is you…how I see you. And I hope my sweet girl, that I always “see” you right down to your sly smirks and genuinely heartfelt giggles.

I love you with all that I am and wish you a year full of unicorns, rainbows, butterflies, and cuddly stuffed animals. (Just a few of your favorite things)

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The Beauty of a Girl

Four years ago you came into the world, silent, eyes wide.

It didn’t take long for you to find your voice. And that you did.

You are your Mama’s eyes and your Daddy’s nose.

The beauty of your smile is all your own.

The daintiness of your body is offset by your strength of spirit.

You are pink bows, tiaras, and ballerina toes.

You are also mud puddles, messy hair, and monkey jumps.

A crazy mix of sweet, sensitive, stubborn, and sass.

You can be fiercely independent or decidedly clingy.

Pink cupcakes, pink ice-cream, pink shoes…your innate love for pink.

You are uncontrollable giggles or a storm of tears.

You want to fly like a butterfly or stomp like a dinosaur.

You are a beautiful swirl of complexity.

Witnessing your story unfold is a delicious privilege.

The beauty of a girl…my girl.

Happy Birthday to my favorite Birthday Girl in the whole wide world!