Happy Birthday Tessa!

Happy Birthday Tessa.

I love you and miss you very much.

This is a poem I wrote just for you on your one-year-old birthday

Tessa Van Dressa and Poodalee Pie

By

Grandma Baadsgaard

Tessa Van Dressa and Poodalee Pie

Smiles at her Momma as she walks by.

She sings to her Granny who calls on the phone

Then squeals with delight when Daddy comes home.

When Mommy is cooking Tessa makes pan lid pie

Pounds on the sides and breathes a big sigh.

Then when she hears, “Who made this big mess?”

Tessa Van Dressa can’t even guess.

For messes are magic when you’re just turning one

And Tessa is shiny like the noon day sun.

She sings when she’s happy and cries when she’s sad

And makes even rainy days seem not so bad.

Our Tessa Van Dressa is one year new.

Our family adores her and who even knew

That Tessa doesn’t care what we do or say

She just wants to know if we’re ready to play.

Tessa is a treasure we all savor today

For soon she’ll be grown and move far away.

We know babies are diamonds and rubies and more

Lucky the family with a baby in store.

Before you are ready the newness is done

Walking and talking now has begun.

We take down tiny linens and fold them away

For a new change of season is at bay.

Our Tessa Van Dressa will always be loved

More than the oceans or the sky above

More than sands on the great ocean floor

More than forever and a little bit more.

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