Happy Birthday Sweet Little Ria

I remember the day she was born.

We felt so blessed to know that

Lulu was going to have a little sister.

We wondered if we could 

EVER LOVE another little girl as much

as we loved our Lulu.

Well-Guess What?

WE DID AND WE DO!

She was an easy baby.

I don't have any pictures of her as a baby

on my computer because back then it was

all shoot and develop pictures.

However, as bad as I hate to show

MY PICTURES here this was taken

when she was about 20 months old..

a candid shot taken at a wedding.

My son had it blown up and framed for me.

It is huge-about 24x30

and hangs on the wall of our bedroom

so this is a picture of a picture.

It was a hot, steamy day.

When Lulu saw it she said---

Nana- LOOKIT your hair..

Lookit my hair, indeed! (please don't).

Anyway,

Ria was our sweet little thumbsucker

and had the curliest hair when she was tiny.

Mom braided it sometimes.

She loved Disney and playing dress up.

And she loved riding on the 

City Parade float for her school

No KRIS (from Chicago) she is NOT rooting for

THE CHICAGO BEARS!

She looks up to her big sister, Lulu.

And sometimes shares a secret with her~
 much to SweetCheek's distress.

She made her first communion

and is here with her Great-Uncle Paul...MyHero's handsome brother.

She is sweet and loving and a good girl.

She loves all babies-especially 

her little boy cousins-

She likes feeding CJK.

We love it when she got

all primped up for her dance recital.

She got all dressed up for the 

Daddy/Daughter dance this year, too.

Yep!

She's gonna be a heart-breaker, I think.

She is our "free-spirit" child.

The one who likes music and dance,

long flowing skirts and untethered hair.

I hope that she flies free and high as she grows

but will always come back home....

home to hold her sisters' hands

during her life journey.

There is no one that can love you

quite the way a sibling does.

Happy Happy 10th Birthday

Sweet Little Ria!

I love you to the MOON and back!