Dearest Camille--Happy Birthday

I brought you home from the hospital

when you were only 2 days old.

Since we didn't have ultrasound in those days,

I took a yellow outfit to the hospital because I didn't know

if you were a boy or a girl until you were born.

Here you are in your first bed.

I slept in this bassinet, too, when I was first born.

You have always loved to talk on the phone.

You are very intelligent and

you have always loved to read.

You are very musical.

You have a great singing voice.

You have always loved to play games.

Even when we went to Disneyland together,

you brought your Scrabble game,

so we could play it in the hotel room.

Below is a photo of when we had a perfect game

because we had used every tile on the board.

You have always loved babies.

You have always loved to dress up.

I made this witch costume for you when you were 8 years old.

Even when you were 3 years old, you always loved to dress fashionably.

One night when you were 10, you put on my slips

and pretended they were fancy dresses--

accessorizing them

with

my scarves, ribbons, shoes, & gloves.

What a creative child you were!

What a classy gal you were at age 18!

. . . . and a beautiful bride.

Camille, you will always be my beautiful, precious daughter.

Have a wonderful day.

May God shower His blessings upon you.

I will love you forever.

Love,

Mom