Happy Birthday Samu

Grandma had a special light festival in the Kampitie garden to celebrate grandson, Samu's 9th birthday.

It is truly beautiful with nine different colour lights on the snow bridge and the dancing Northern lights in the green house.

The first picture shows eight of the lights on the snow bridge with a truly magnificent Golden Pond in the background.



The second picture shows the Northern Lights in the Greenhouse against the beautiful evening sky of Oulu.



Both Grandma and Grandpa got the feeling it was Samu's birthday.

We want to thank Joanna for getting Samu a present from us - a Number 9 shirt of Newcastle United with Samu's name on it.

We are eating Pulla, (a special sweet bread in Finland), to celebrate Samu's birthday.

And here is the poem we sent Samu for his birthday:

"Thought you might like to be
surprised with an e-mail message
from someone who thinks about you
more than you could ever imagine!

If you ever need a little reminder
of how special you are, please keep
these words in your heart, because
they will always be there for you.

Never forget how wonderful you are
and how much you are loved.

You, Samu, are the special kind
of person who will always rise above.

No one is better at brightening up the
day than you are, and you are thanked
for the way you inspire so many smiles
over the miles between us."

- C. McCarty

Happy birthday dear friend!