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Tanti Auguri Valentina Sofia Francesca Assaf!

2/21/2014

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Our almond-eyed chubber charmer turns one year old today! We are celebrating the 365 days of love and joy she has added to our lives with a visit to Santa Maria Regina Pacis (Our Lady Queen of Peace) and a family dinner in a nearby restaurant called Il Focolare (The Hearth). 

I recently discovered this lovely tradition of a birthday blessing from another mom that we'll bestow on Valentina today before the cake and candles singing:

“Many happy returns to the day of thy birth, many seasons of joy be given, and may our dear Father prepare you on earth for a beautiful birthday in Heaven.” Then we clap and chant 1…2…3…etc, up to the celebrant’s age." 

Below is a look back at her first week of life in snowy Michigan last year.

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