Chris, when we first met

You were a little boy of four.

The years have gone so swiftly by,

And now you are many more.

Today is a day to celebrate

The anniversary of your birth.

I hope that it will be a day

Filled with happiness and mirth!

And when the cake comes around,

The candles there you'll find

Will be ablaze to tell the world

That you are two times nine!

We hope you will enjoy it all,

The candles, cake and friends;

And that the joy you feel

This day, never, never ends.

- Neona Owen 2000