To My Daughter On Her Seventh Birthday is part of the Letters to my Children series. My dearest Karina, As my child that always keeps me guessing and always on my toes, it sure has been a whirlwind season with you. This past year has brought your first lost teeth, learning to ride a bike, […]
To My Daughter On Her 7th Birthday {Kinley}
Dearest Kinley, My little ray of sunshine! Today you are seven…Lucky 7! What a fantastic age this is. I remember feeling intimidated by age seven because it sounded old and entering into the “too cool” years. Thankfully, I was so wrong because I can see where this is going to be one of the most […]
To My Son On His Third Birthday {Miles}
“I do it by my own self.” Oh Miles. If there was a phrase to sum up your second year, that would be the one, Mr. Independent. This past year has been full of beautiful moments I will always treasure, but I’d be remiss to not mention all of your toddler shenanigans, too. We had our […]
To My Daughter On Her Fifth Birthday {Karina}
Oh my sweet orchid. My sweet, affectionate, middle baby. Can we raise a glass of orange juice to making it through this year together? It sure has been a wild ride filled with more emotions than you and I ever knew possible. But we’re getting there, child. You, me, and daddy. We’re finding our way through […]
Eat, Drink, Travel and Give Well: #ThisIs33
Aging doesn’t have a ton of perks, but gaining wisdom is definitely one of them. So today, on my 33rd birthday, I’m writing a post to myself, because let’s be real: As we age, our birthday is truly the ONLY day where we can be just a little selfish, ya know? Today I’m going to eat […]
To My Son on His Second Birthday {Miles}
Dearest Miles, You are my SONshine, my only SONshine, you make me happy when skies are gray. You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my SONshine away. I sing this to you daily, and I can’t help but feel the lyrics with every fiber of my being, with you being […]
To My Daughter On Her Fourth Birthday {Karina}
Dearest Karina, More times than not, my day begins with you. A warm little nose pressed against mine as I try to sleep off the day’s previous activities. You’re my morning gal who likes to wake-up when the sun rises. You greet me with a “good morning” and a smile and delightfully take in some screen […]
To My Daughter On Her Fifth Birthday {Kinley}
Dear Kinley, Today you are five. FIVE. Five. I just need to say it a few times because this is a BIG one to me. You’re FIVE!!! I want to laugh because I have a 5-year-old and I’m not sure how that happened, and I want to cry because I loved age 4 so much […]
To My Daughter On Her Third Birthday {Karina}
Dearest Karina, As I think about what to type in this year’s birthday letter, I can’t help but get tears in my eyes. It sure has been a year, baby girl! So many ups, so many downs. So.Much.Fun. Today you are three. If there is one thing I have learned during your second year, it’s to […]