January 17 Birthday Buddies

My first baby was born on July 8, 2000, which just so happened to coincide exactly with the day my dad entered the world 52 years previously.  On January 17, 2009 my dad's only brother came to share his birthday with his daughter's firstborn.

This is the only picture of the birthday buddies and was taken last July.  My cousin lives on the coast and we don't get to see her often enough.  This was our first chance to meet her little girl. When I got home that day I was very excited to download the photo and see how it turned out.  I was dismayed to see that I had failed to set the flash and the picture was too dark to make out the faces clearly. I knew that my dad wouldn't be around for another shot so I set about doing a bit of editing to the photo.  After playing around with the coloration and lightening I was pleased and very thankful to have a fine finished product to go along with cherished memories.

So, HaPpY BiRthDAy Buddies!  It is a fortunate girl that shares her birthday with her papa...