Enchanted.
Know you what it is to be a child?…
It is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in belief;
it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear,
it is to turn pumpkins into coaches,
and mice into horses,
lowness into loftiness,
and nothing into everything,
for each child has its fairy godmother in its soul.
– Francis Thompson
This child. I adore her, with all I have. Every single day, I breathe her in, I wrap her up in my hope, I find her burrowed a little deeper into my heart. In the middle of the night, when her tiny hand nestles in mine, I hold her tight and thank the Universe that she is mine.
Dear, darling Ivy.
Happy Fourth Birthday.
Endless Love, Mummy.
Beautiful. =)
I wish you all the enchantment and beauty the whispering faries can bring. Happy Birthday sweet girl. I wish I could go outside and find something as cute as you sitting under my tree. XX
Happy Birthday Sweet Ivy!
perfect in every way xx
At first I thought the image was one of Annie Leibovitz’ Alice in Wonderland portraits until I saw it was darling Ivy!
Such a magical image xx
And with each year you will breathe her in more, and even though you don’t think it is possible, the place in your heart that she holds will become overflowing with love and awe
Happy Birthday little faerie x
Happy Birthday Ivy! She is just gorgeous!
A very happy 4th birthday Ivy!!! I hope that fairy godmother stays intertwined with your soul forever.
L,
Tania
Happy Birthday Miss Ivy.
Sheye her outfit is just divine!
xxx
Missy Ivy!!!
Happy 4th day!!!
Happy 4th Birthday darling Ivy, Sheye her outfit is as sweet as she is! Beautiful pics of your gorgeous girl… xx
Happy Birthday Ivy! Sheye, I adore her outfit. That green is gorgeous.
Marsha x
Happy Birthday Ivy!! What a beautiful dress! You know, sometimes I think if I love my children any more, my heart would just explode. With my second child, however, it’s worse. I just feel overwhelmed by the life in her. I can imagine you feel that way with Ivy.
Could she possibly get any more enchanting? Just adorable photos Sheye, and I hope she had a wonderful birthday,filled with many moments of joy. Ivy is so very pretty,the dress is divine. love and hugs, xo
Lovely. Simply and Adoringly lovely. Happy Birthday, Ivy!
Happy Birthday sweetie!
Fabulous captures..just stunning!
Happy Birthday Sweet Ivy!
these pictures really capture her
beauty, enchantment, sweetness.
I Love them sheye….I love how you love her.
tara
Sheye: Your words are as beautiful as your photography. You have a remarkable gift in both areas, one complimenting the other. Happy Birthday to Ivy. Mary
Happy Birthday, little beautiful. May all your dreams come true.<3
Happy Birthday Miss Ivy, I hope you and your family have had the best day!
Wow, Sheye… these are absolutely beautiful. Enchanting is right!!
Happy Birthday Miss Ivy!!
Happy Birthday to your beautiful, beautiful little girl. So precious!
Happy Birthday Ivy! Love, love the coat :)
Sheye – your words always make me tear – so painfully perfect in every way! Beautiful. Happy Bday to your little fairy.
She really is a beautiful wee girl. Happy Birthday Miss Ivyxx
Happy Birthday Ivy! Hope it is full of pink and cake and presents and joy!
Beautiful! All of a sudden, she’s turned into a little girl — she’s not a baby anymore. Joy and good wishes on your lovely daughter’s birthday!
Big bright bountiful birthday wishes for a fab day to you Ivy! I hope that however big/tall you grow, you will always hear the elves whisper in your ear! xox
And how blessed and happy she is you are her Mummy! Happy birthday darling Ivy–how grateful we all are you were born! I hope it has been a glorious day for you all.
Lovely in every way, that little Ivy of yours. It’s as if we can’t love any more, and yet our girls find a way to up the ante each moment…. You are truly a blessed mama.
And a wonderful, beautiful soul.
(Not to mention a pretty good photographer, heh heh)
Preciously enchanting…Happy Birthday Miss Fairy Ivy!
How sweet she looks. :) Happy Birthday!
Happy happy birthday Ivy!! The pictures are wonderful and Ivy looks like a little elve in the green dress (I love it!).
Sheye your words are again so touching and make me thinking, thanks for sharing and I hope you will hold her little hand forever, not only during the night :-)
Many hugs and all the best from me!
So beautiful. Happy Birthday Fairy Ivy. xx
Beautiful! Beautiful tribute! Beautiful little four year old child! Happy Birthday, Ivy!
Happy Birthday precious Ivy…I’m still mad your mommy didn’t bring you to meet us in Australia!
Love this post Sheye…hugs,
laureen
Just beautiful :)
These photos are simply exquisite. Happy Birthday to your darling Ivy.
A very happy belated birthday to Miss Ivy. I read your previous post and understand. Six will be the unfamiliar territory for us and it scares me a bit. I hope four for you is utterly enchanting. :o)
This is just so magical and sweet. I to have a 4 year old so I can so relate to this post. Lovely blog…I have only just discovered it.
Wow Sheye love the GREEN and dancing yellows behind Ivy. Happy birthday to a lucky girl whose mum loves her so dear. Thanks for the Explore class. Sorry to see it go so quick!
what a cutie! I love the outfit gorgeous, have you ever purchased any Gymboree clothes, she would look adorable! Hope your birthday was magical !
so so so so beautiful xxxxxxxxxxxx
what beautiful photos of your gorgeous little girl! i hope that her birthday was wonderful, and as the mother of a 4 year old girl i can tell you that 4 is a lot of fun, and it is still filled with pink and princesses :) xoxo
Such a beautiful and special girl.. she is just adorable .. Hope she had a wonderful 4th birthday
She shares a Birthday with my wonderful son! It was a beautiful day. We woke up to a fresh blanket of snow and he was thrilled because for his birthday he wanted to go skiing. I hope she had as enchanting a birthday!
I’ve been waiting to see these since I saw you bought the dress on FB! I love love love when you share shopping and Ivy is a dream, those eyes, that hair, that skin, sigh! Happy Birthday little Miss!
I absolutely love the images – beautiful and inspirational – as always.
love you, love your words, love your ivy. she’s gorgeous: hope her birthday was exciting, beautiful, memorable and full of hope and love.
Ohh, the dress! It looks even more beautiful on sweet Ivy! Hope she had a wonderful birthday! :)
oh my. ivy you are beautiful in green!! happy birthday darling girl. xo
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Sheye, I just love these pictures. A bit more of a treatment on them then you would normally do? SOOOOO up my street, love the rich green velvet and her creamy skin, just gorgeous. They have got such a 3D quality I feel like I could reach out and touch her : ) x
i just love the way you worded that last paragraph. that is the way i feel exactly. thank you.
oh my gosh! these are beautiful!!!