Special days.
Lots of years ago, on this day, I came to be. It’s my birthday. I’m a big believer in celebrating birthdays – just ask my mother. Come September Five, If we had anything less than a marching band, I was not a happy girl.
I like that today is special..I like that so many people have sent lovely wishes and I like that the kids gave me sweet, inexpensive presents. More than anything though, the best thing that happened today? I put Ivy in a tutu. With beating heart, I pulled this mass of fuschia and tulle and sequins over her sweet, grateful, excited little face and held my breath. This thing, this very hard thing, the giving of a tutu to my other beautiful, adored daughter, has been a long time coming. I wasn’t sure I ever could. But today, when I woke, it felt okay.
And when I watched her dance out the door and into the garden, it felt good. Actually, it felt just wonderful.
Happy Birthday To Me.
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Happy birthday!
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Happy Birthday. Ivy wears it well.
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Happy birthday Sheye. What a magical day for this happening….Have a sweet day with your family.
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Happy Birthday! I cannot get over that shot, everything about it is absolutely beautiful!
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Happy Birthday Sheye. Ivy looks adorable in her tutu. I hope you have many more wonderful days full of little wonders just like these.
Love,
Tania
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Happy Birthday Sheye!
Love your new site and Ivy looks precious in her tutu. I love the red tutu against the green grass – very pretty.
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Happy Birthday Shey! I hope you have a great day!!
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oops typo “Happy Birthday Sheye” Now I feel better! :o)
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I think this is my all time favorite image. Before I read it, I wasn’t sure if it was Ava or Ivy. It is beautiful! Like a little gift for you…
Hope you have a wonderful day :)
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Happy birthday, Sheye.
It’s still the 5th up here, so- I’m probably not running out late!!! :)Wishing you lots of polka dots and pink papers:)
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Happy Birthday Sheye.
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Happy Birthday Sheye. You don’t know me but your blog inspires me. Makes me cry, makes me laugh, makes me marvel, and most importantly reminds me of what is truly important in life. My family.
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Oh Sheye this is breathtaking…Ivy is perfect and the image is sublime.
Happy Happy Birthday!
Keren
xx
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Happy Birthday Sheye. Ivy looks beautiful in the tutu…. you deserve to see such beauty. Enjoy your day!!! Michelle
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amazing what a little tutu can accomplish, huh?
happy…happy…birthday to you! enjoy the beauty of your littles.
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Hope you had a fabulous birthday and that your next year is full of blessings, and moments just like these.
Nicx
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Absolutely beautiful. Happy Birthday, Sheye!
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That Miss Ivy is the most beautiful birthday gift! I bet you will both cherish that tutu and its significance in years to come.
Happy happy birthday sheye(for yesterday:)) from me and minexxx
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beautiful picture! and a happy, happy (belated) birthday sheye =]
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Happy Birthday Sheye! I’m still on time in Philadelphia!
Also, beautiful shot. She’s gorgeous.
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She’s a beauty and a gift to behold. Especially in that tutu…especially today. Happy Birthday to you, Sheye. May this next year bring you much more happiness and blessing. I hope that you felt some pink Sunshine showering you from heaven today too. Best wishes as you continue to grow and live and learn and forever hold memories in your heart.
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I’m glad you felt wonderful yesterday :)
So the tutu was a pretty big baby-step for you, that is great. Ivy looks just delicious in it and I’m 100% certain that Ava would’ve been watching with approval. The tutu is, after all, a wardrobe essential.
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Hope your birthday was lovely Sheye! You are an inspiration dear friend. May God continue to watch over you and your sweet family this new year and bring you much joy, comfort, fun and most of all peace. Thank you for the beauty you bring us. YOU are a gift! How blessed we all are you were born!
Love this exquisite photo of Ivy. Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing between Ivy and Ava in some of your photos. The resemblance is striking. Both beautiful cherished angels.
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Absolutely beautiful picture! Happy happy happy birthday, Sheye. Hope it was wonderful!
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Happy birthday all the way from the USA. How darling is that tutu!! Your pictures beautiful and your example of being a wonderful mother is even more beautiful!! Thank you for allowing all of us to see into your life through your blog. You are inspiring.
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What is the quote from Eleanor Roosevelt that I try to remember often…”yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift”. Happy Birthday to you!!
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Happy birthday, Sheye! You share the day with my bestest friend in the whole wide world, so that must make you special!
Jenna’s tutu and her ballet slippers are still at the bottom of the suitcase that we packed to return from South Africa. I don’t know if I will ever have the heart to give it to another little girl.
HUGS…Ivy looks so adorable.
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Go see my blog there is an award for you cause I love yours so much!
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Oh, Happy Birthday Sheye! I am sorry that I missed it by a day. Yesterday was a busy day for me. I had my first not-my-baby newborn photo shoot. It was so much fun! Thanks for all of your help through Evolve.
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HAPPY Birthday Sheye!
Ivy looks absolutely adorable!
I hope you had a great day, you deserve itxx
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Happy Birthday Sheye,
Divine photo of the tutu.
Have a great day,
Lisa
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Happy Birthday! That photo is precious. I love the tutu!
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Happy (slightly) belated birthday to you! Two days after one of my bestie’s birthdays! I’ll have to remember that! Hope you had a fabulous day….you deserve it! And btw, I lovvvvve the tutu! So cute!
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Sheye, a very happy birthday to you (sorry for being a bit late). It’s so great to read that it has been happy, actually.
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Happy Birthday! What a lovely gift to share. Mine is on the 10th. Looking forward to getting a little older and wiser. Maybe I need a tutu!
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Happy Birthday, I hope it was positively wonderful!
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What a wonderful moment for both of you, and a lovely way to remember your birthday. Happy Birthday! The tutu is just gorgeous and I love the colour of it. My granddaughter would love one like that. Can I ask where it is from?
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Happy belated B-day!
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An doesn’t she just look amazin. Three more weeks and just a little bit more and I can see for my self just how scrumptious she looks…
I am always proud of you sweetheart. Especially today.
X
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Happy Birthday Sheye! I hope you got lots of kisses :)
P.S. Ivy looks adorable in her tutu!
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Love the new blog – hope you had a wonderful birthday. Doesn’t Ivy look amazing? I almost choked on my tea when I saw the most recent pics, she’s grown sooo big! Her features are just so beautiful and she looks like a whole heap of fun.
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Happy (belated) Birthday Wishes from me too :-)
What a lovely photo. I bet Ava would have been smiling from above at her gorgeous little sister.
Love, always
xx
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I forgot to update your new blog site so when I didn’t hear from you in a few weeks I started to investigate. Now that I finally found you again I’m sad that I missed your big day! I hope you had a great birthday full of marching bands, fireworks, and every other over the top celebration known to man…even if it was only imagined. I don’t even know you but I admire your work and your will so much! Happy Birthday Sheye!
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Happy birthday!In norwegian: Gratulera med dagen! :-)
As always you make me cry! It is your words, your beautiful kids and photographs and your way of showing it all together. Thank you so much for being the person you are, even if I do not know you in person.
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What a beautiful person you are :)
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I love seeing in frames, I love the beauty in the ordinary, I love my camera, I love that when I see images I hear too. I love the latelight, I love finding moments I didn’t imagine and I love creating moments I did. I love learning more every day, I love sharing what I’ve come to know, and I love making pictures pretty.
I’m so glad you stopped by. xx
I love this! Happy birthday! I hope you really enjoy it =)