Your First Birthday

Dear Sophie,

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For your first birthday, Dad and I made a double-layer yellow cake with homemade chocolate icing. Dad tried to convince me to etch out “Happy Birthday Sophie” with a toothpick first—as you can see here, I probably should have listened.

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You are so lucky. You celebrated your first birthday with all your grandparents.

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It’s a birthday tradition that you get to choose your favorite meal. Because you can’t talk yet—at least in a language that we can understand—we guessed.

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Dad made you his delicious homemade macaroni cheese. I think we guessed right because you loved it.

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We sang “Happy Birthday” to you and I helped you blow out the candle on your cake.

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Then, you opened your presents!

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You got your cake and ice cream in the red bowl—another family tradition.

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You liked it.

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You let me put your birthday hat on.

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But you liked when I wore it better.

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You played with your toys, although you’re still a little unsure about your Radio Flyer—we’ll give it time.

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It was such a good day. I wish you a hundred more of these days and I can’t wait to celebrate so many more of them with you.

All my love,
Your mama

“The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes.” —Frank Lloyd Wright