4.
Seems like yesterday.
Seems like an eternity ago.
Seems like we've been travelling forever to get here.
Yet we have so many more paths to travel yet.
4. The days, the weeks, the hours all pull forward, your hand pulls in mine, your arms pull me towards you in embrace, your hands gesture your joy, your disapproval, your delight, your desire to constantly be moving in orbit to my body.
4. Your small fingers diligent in their pursuit of pencils, pens, chalk on the back garden pavers, pens on your skin drawing and tracing, pulling your hair back, and pulling it into your mouth to chew on. Fingers to paint nails with, to apply lip gloss to. To draw my mouth into a smile when I'm tired. Fingers which dress dolls, and which grace the air in ballet poise.
4. A birthday week.
happiest of birthdays for her, a. xo
Posted by: eireann | October 14, 2010 at 10:56 PM
awwww.
happy birthday little p.
Posted by: carolyn | October 15, 2010 at 12:56 AM
best wishes to all!
Posted by: annri | October 15, 2010 at 03:13 AM
yes, a happy birthday, miss p. I can relate to those beautiful feelings, even if we are counting 14months.
Posted by: Jo Spittler | October 15, 2010 at 04:45 AM
Fantastic photo! Happy days, interesting times.
Posted by: Sooz | October 15, 2010 at 07:07 AM
Happy birthday to your girl. And a beautiful photo to show your love.
Posted by: Tracy | October 15, 2010 at 08:08 AM
Happy Birthday to Pia! Sending lots of warm wishes from Melbourne x
Posted by: Kate | October 15, 2010 at 08:21 AM
Oh, this is so beautifully written...and I think 4 really is the best age. Five is good, too -- and three is wonderful. But, 4 is magic. :-) Best wishes to all at your house!!
Posted by: Tanya B. | October 15, 2010 at 08:21 AM
happy birthday pia! 4 is FUN!
Posted by: kirsten | October 15, 2010 at 08:36 AM
gorgeous.
Posted by: leslie | October 15, 2010 at 08:38 AM
happiest of birthdays to sweet P...4 already.......xo
Posted by: theresa/t does wool | October 15, 2010 at 01:03 PM
4. is wonderful. you made it!
Posted by: Tiel | October 15, 2010 at 01:19 PM
Happy birthday!! 4 is so wonderful! My oldest is 10 and my toddler isn't even 2, but I also have a 4 year old and it is just magic. <3 Bless!
Posted by: Maytina | October 15, 2010 at 03:40 PM
Yay 4! Wish you & your little girl a happy birthday! xoxox
Posted by: Saskia | October 17, 2010 at 08:43 PM
Totally did my head in...
Posted by: Shula | October 18, 2010 at 10:41 PM
love it.. sprinkling faerie dusts with sparkly wishes to you from the other end of the world ^*^
Posted by: nell | October 18, 2010 at 11:22 PM
no way. she's 4?!?!
happiest of birthdays to pia!
Posted by: lisa s | October 20, 2010 at 06:31 AM
Happy Birthday Pia. I love this dedication.
Posted by: Nancy | October 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM