Dear Carolyn,
We had a birthday party for you today! All of your grandparents and three of your four great-grandparents were in town, so we celebrated with a big dinner. You wore the pink dress Grandma knitted for you, and got passed around all evening. For desert, we had an ice-cream cake. (Next year, I promise you can have some ice-cream cake. You’re just going to love the chocolate crunchies!) I blew out your candle for you, and made a wish. You made your own wishes known at that point, though – no frozen milk for you, you wanted your dinner right at that very moment!
Love, Mommy