Fresh today Β· Sunday, 5 July

New Wishes

A handful of wishes pulled from the cabinet this morning. Pick one up β€” copy, save it to your pinboard, or send it on.

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May this year bring books you can almost read and friends who let you try.

Five β€” the age where you start remembering things instead of just doing them.

Happy birthday to a small human with very large opinions about cake frosting.

Five candles for five years of small heroics and very dramatic recoveries from boredom.

You learned to skip this year. The world is in serious trouble now.

To our five-year-old β€” your favorite color changes weekly and we love every one of them.

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Wishing you a year full of puddles to jump in and excuses to wear the sparkly shoes.

Happy 5th β€” you're not little anymore, but you're not big yet, and that's the magic.

May year five teach you that pockets are for treasures, not just hands.

Five years old and already memorizing songs nobody asked you to learn.

Happy birthday β€” may your imagination keep outpacing your shoe size.

You're five, which is a serious age for snacks and a wonderful one for naps.

To the girl who turned five today β€” the world has been quietly waiting for your next idea.

Five candles, five wishes, five very confident answers to every question we ask.

Happy birthday, big girl β€” last year was good, but this one is going to be louder.

One whole year β€” first laughs, first steps, and a thousand expressions we never saw before.

Happy first birthday to the girl who turned a quiet house into a soundtrack.

You won't remember today, but everyone in this room will.

Twelve months of sleepless nights and not a single regret β€” happy birthday, tiny boss.

One year old and already running the household with a single pointed finger.

Happy 1st β€” may your second trip around the sun be as steady as your new walking pace.

From wobbly head to wobbly feet β€” what a year of becoming.

To the birthday girl: you're one, and the cake is mostly going to live in your hair.

A year ago she fit in one arm; today she fits in the whole story.

Happy first birthday β€” may every step from here onward be braver than the last.