On Wednesday, 17th January 2007, Erin Kate Moore burst in to the world in a Cambridge hospital car park. We were expecting a boy and were thrilled with our beautiful bonny girl with copious dark hair.
Today we imagine you going to school on this your special day, a Wednesday, the day you were born. You would be the centre of attention; for one day the world would whirl around you.
We will be having a dinner in your honour tonight with the friends who have walked our walk, faithfully been a part of these past 4 birthdays you've missed. You are a proclaimed presence and an integral part of family and daily life. We talk about you all the time; we appreciate it when others remember you to us. We miss you with all our hearts and soul. Madeleine and Sebastian know your name when we stand in front of your photos.
We will raise a toast in your rambunctious, lively memory. But tonight your sibling twins will raise their plastic mugs and say an enthusiastic 'Cheers' as they do every night. But tonight, it will be in your name - especially for you.
Happy Birthday, Erin - we love you!