First birthday love for a daughter who has already shown us what stubborn determination looks like. We're a little scared. Mostly proud.
Fresh today · Monday, 27 July
New Wishes
A handful of wishes pulled from the cabinet this morning. Pick one up — copy, save it to your pinboard, or send it on.
Happy first birthday, baby girl. You came in loud, you remain loud, and we wouldn't change a single decibel.
One year. We made it. You made us. Happy 1st birthday.
Happy 1st birthday to the tiny girl who already knows exactly which adult is the soft one.
First birthday wishes. May the next year be full of slow mornings, bath splashes, and lullabies sung off-key.
Happy first birthday. The party is for you. The exhausted nap afterward is for us. Fair trade.
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One year old today. You changed the whole shape of our lives, and we are deeply, completely grateful. Happy first birthday.
Happy 1st birthday, baby girl. May year two bring you brave steps, big laughs, and a mother who finally gets a full night of sleep.
Happy Thanksgiving, family. The list of things I'm grateful for is short, specific, and you're at the top of it.
Wishing the whole family a Thanksgiving with full plates, warm rooms, and exactly the right amount of nap.
Happy Thanksgiving. Today we eat too much, talk too long, and pretend the football is interesting. Standard format. Wouldn't change a thing.
Thanksgiving wishes to the family that taught me what gratitude looks like when it isn't being asked for.
Happy Thanksgiving. May the kitchen be busy, the table be full, and the political discussion be brief.
Wishing the family a Thanksgiving where the food is hot, the gravy makes it to the table, and the dog doesn't get into the trash.
Happy Thanksgiving. The recipes are old. The conversations are familiar. The people, somehow, are even more loved than last year.
Thanksgiving love to the family I'd choose again, plot holes and all.
Happy Thanksgiving, family. The seat at the table is yours, today and always. No invitation needed.
Wishing the whole family a Thanksgiving with leftovers worth fighting over and a couch big enough for everyone after.
Happy Thanksgiving. Today, the only required activity is eating. We're a family that's good at the required activities.
Thanksgiving wishes for a family that has been there for the small daily things, which turn out to be most of the things.
Happy Thanksgiving. May the cranberry sauce make it to the table this year. Hope is alive.
Wishing the family a Thanksgiving warm enough to forget the year that's ending.
Happy Thanksgiving. The food is the excuse. The people are the real point.
Thanksgiving love. Whatever the year handed us, we're around the same table tonight. That's the part that counts.
Happy Thanksgiving, family. May the pie be plentiful, the photos be flattering, and the dishwasher work for once.