Lily, my baby girl, my heart swells with so much pride and love for you. I am so very blessed to be your Mommy, and so filled with excitement as I think about the years to come. Happy, Happy Birthday, my love. I adore you.
{A post from Jeff for his little girl}
If I’ve learned anything as a parent to three small children, it’s that you love them all equally, but not the same. With Ben, it’s about his curiosity and his wisdom (seriously–as silly as it sounds–he is a wise, wise boy). With Evan, it’s about his spunk and charisma. If there is such a thing as an “It” factor for a toddler, Evan has it.
And then there is Lily. My darling, precious, perfect Lily.
As the first child and the only girl, Lily has an inherently prime place in our family. That would have been enough, if it were the only thing going for the girl. But lucky for me, it’s not.
Lily has a heart that is warm and full. She doesn’t just love, she LOVES. And I can’t think of anything that makes me feel as good as being loved by her.
Lily hugs like her life depends on it, and she smiles with a sincerity that belies her age.
Lily is deeply, naturally empathetic. Others’ pain hurts her–even though sometimes it’s one of her brothers in pain and she is the cause.
In her six short years, Lily has taught me so much, and she continues to shape who I am. I am thankful we didn’t wait a moment longer to start our family (accident, what accident??), otherwise I’d have lived too long without knowing what it feels like being Lily’s daddy. And that’s a feeling I can’t get enough of.
Happy Birthday, our beautiful baby girl. You are extraordinary.
xoxo
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! That is a super sweet post!
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Happy Birthday to your beautiful little girl. :)
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*cue tears* daddy/daughter relationships are priceless and beautiful gifts. thank you for sharing this jill, and thank your hub-bub as well. absolutely gorgeous.
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Happy Birthday!
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What a sweet post! Happy Birthday!
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Lily is seriously cute!
And Jeff made me cry. Damn you, Jeff!
Happy Birthday Lily!
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Beautiful. Photos and the letter!
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What a sweet message from Dad to daughter! Happy Birthday to your little girl!
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She’s beautiful.
When my daughter’s taunt each other and call each other accidents, I remind them that they weren’t accidents so much as surprises. ;)
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What a beautiful post. And a lovely girl. Happy Birthday, Lily!
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Ahhhh, Happy Birthday, Lily.
What a beautiful little girl!
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how beautifully written :) happy birthday lily!
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Okay and so now I love Jeff.
Seriously! Any man who can write like that about his little girl will send me into a swooning mess of a mini van driving mama. That was SO nice…and of course I can really relate because Maile turned six earlier this year and as the leader of my little pack she shares many of those same qualities! This was really sweet.
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What beautiful pictures! And happy birthday to your sweetheart!
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happy birthday lily! what a gorgeous girl
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I hope Lily had a great birthday!
And me? Am totally tearing up from Jeff’s post.
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What a beautiful post! I love that you had Jeff write about Lily. There is something so special about the relationship between little girls and their daddys.
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Something about daddy bloggers posting makes me uber happy. I loved this. (And I utterly understand.)
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Um. Yeah. Sorry about that comment luv thing.
BLUSH.
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Gorgeous! Happy birthday to your beautiful girl!
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Happy Birthday Lily! What a gorgeous little girl. Hope you all had a lovely day together.
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Happy Birthday to your baby girl!
I always thought I would have a girl but that wasn’t in the cards for me. I love having boys but there is a part of me that becomes sad when I read beautiful posts like yours.
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A gorgeous tribute from daddy to daughter. Stuffed with affection and admiration. I have a feeling that your sweet girl and your man – all of you – will look back on these words many times going forward. Thank you for sharing this.
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Lily is beautiful! Thanks to those beautiful words, I am crying before I’ve even had a cup of coffee! Happy Birthday!
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