Jackson Toby And The Yellow Rose

(Child Of Mine by Anne Murray) Click to play.

Dear Jackson Toby,

You are too little to know what a lucky little boy you are. Not only do you have a wonderful mom, dad, two big brothers, grammas and grandpas, a great grandpa, aunties and uncles and cousins and lots and lots of other people in our family who love you, but you have a wonderful friend, in a country far away called Ireland, who loves you as much as the sun and the moon and the stars. His name is Joe and he has planted a yellow rose just for you.

Just as you have grown from a little tiny baby into a beautiful little baby who will be two months old tomorrow, the yellow rose known as Jackson's Rose has grown from a little bud into a beautiful yellow rose.

Joe wishes he could be here to see you grow and change every day. But, he will see you soon again and we send pictures and little movies so he can see you wiggle and make little bubbles and listen to you make your little sounds as you grow.

Yes, Jackson Toby, you are a lucky little boy! We all love you!

Love, Gramma

Joe and Sarah holding Jackson at Jackson's baptism

Jackson the day he was born two months ago

Jackson Toby one day before he will be two months old

The yellow rose Joe planted for Jackson a few short weeks ago in Ireland

Jackson's Rose