Happy Birthday Rosa

Rosa - such a blessing to have a little two year old! We just love you. Two years ago it was a lovely surprise to have a little girl. Joshua and Owen love you, too! They were so pleased to be able to introduce you to family and friends.

In fact, Joshua decided that it would be nice to pick you some flowers on you birthday. He raced outside and found some beautiful sweet smelling ones and then he asked for two candles...

We have enjoyed seeing you grow - learning to walk, and now run with a cute little two year old wobble... We love your little girly giggles (quite a fascination to a house of boys!) We love your little dances and prances and the way your head swings from side to side when you enjoy music. We love the way you sit with Owen when Mummy puts on a song and express your joy at singing with Owen there beside you. Not sure if you realise it now, but Owen just loves to turn and glance back at you to see if you are having as much fun as he is! He loves your company and a little coy little grin breaks over his face when he sees you enjoying it. I also just love the way you're whole body lights up when someone arrives - whether Grandma or Aparna or Grampy or Nanny.... We just love to see you delighted in the company of others.

You have learned quite a number of songs and nursery rhymes and can fill in the blanks on quite a collection. I especially love the way you request "Jesus luff me" and smile away when it is sung to you. You have quite a good memory for words and like to correct me with the words if I deliberately change them.

Oh, and you love a "cuppa tea!" and can say "de-lie-ful (delightful)!" and "bew-de-ful!"

You have been enjoying puzzles (today you exhausted our puzzle collection and then asked for more and more ...). You also love to sit in your highchair and do "dawing" - keeps you fixated for quite a while and is a nice treat to keep you busy while Mummy prepares dinner. You love to hold my hand from time to time and like to hear the "Rosa lullaby" over and over and over...

Although you are somewhat timid with new faces and found chocolate skin a bit hard to understand at first... you are now ready to stick out your hand and shake the hand of precious ones who fellowship with us at church.

And now as you sleep, exhasted from a fun day with precious ones, I pray for you, Rosa. I pray that the Lord would use you, help us to train you, bring that sweetness of yours to sweeten the lives of others, that you may be a beautiful ornament to His name!

Some shots from your day...

Grandma reading Peter Rabbit to the little bunnies...

Carrot - topped cakes for the bunnies (of course)

Friends and family...

Basket of rabbit ears for bunnikins...