Tuesday, April 07, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVELY

Dearest Rowena,

Thank you for giving me such an incredible year. You are the sweetest, gentlest, funniest girl. EVER. You have made me a stronger, better person. You make this world more beautiful just by your existence. You are my reason. Thanks, kiddo. Happy birthday.

Love,
Mom

After noon Mass, (which Ro spent happily yelping in the back of the church) Darin and I went to Rocco's for a couple slices of pepperoni/garlic/artichoke pizza. We then met Patty and Keenan at Stumptown. Always delicious. (This was directly after a homeless man bellowed "Happy Birthday" to Little Ro.) I usually go to ST at night when all their pastries are snagged, but today we got lucky and enjoyed their chocolate chip cookie and flourless brownie cookie. Amazingly delicious and different. Darin enjoyed a raspberry Italian soda while I had a trusty ol' vanilla latte:


Rowena loves her Aunt Patty, who is simply phenomenal with children (and dons awesome t-shirts):

It was a lovely 75 degrees in P-Town today... thus all the bikes were out, including these beauties:
When we got home, Mom was waiting for us with a brand new, homemade sock monkey for the birthday girl!
Seriously, could she be any more like her mother? Just look at that mischievous face.

Please send happy thoughts out way, as we are FLYING tomorrow! I am off to clean up the bedroom while watching American Idol, that God-forsaken train-wreck I just can't stop watching. Then off to bed and up at 5. Ugh.

Happy Birthday, Rowena! Thank you for making our lives that much fuller!

3 comments:

mkoleary said...

Happy Birthday to Rowena!! What a beautiful babe she is!

♥ miss.michelle said...

...awe, your baby is beautiful!

And I LOVE her name! Do you call her Row (for short)?

Thanks for visiting my blog. Yours is lovely :)

~michelle.f

Louise said...

Thanks, Michelle! We call her Ro, Roey, Roo... but I just love the name Rowena--- we pronounce it "Rowenna", just to clarify-- some people call her Roweeeeeena. We asked for it, I guess! I really love your blog!