Seven. Thatβs how old our oldest turns this week.
And I genuinely donβt know where those seven years have gone.
Earlier in the year I brought you 40 wishes for my husband on his 40th birthday, so I thought it would be fun to continue in the same vein with 7 wishes for my daughter on her 7th birthday.
7 wishes for my daughter on her 7th birthday
1. I wish you hadn’t asked for rainbow icing on your birthday cake. At the time of writing I’ve got no idea how I’m going to pull it off. This is the diagram I was given – if you head over to my Instagram feed youβll (hopefully) find the result.
2. I wish you weren’t growing up so fast. What with growing your fringe out and wanting your ears pierced and your nails painted you’re seven going on seventeen.
3. I wish England had won the World Cup. You truly believed they could and were devastated when they didn’t (see 5 life lessons from England’s World Cup defeat for more on the sorry tale).
4. I wish I’d put a neck on Elsa on your 5th birthday cake. Instead she looked like Shrek and it still bugs me now, two years on.
5. I wish Britain hadn’t voted for Brexit. I’m afraid the ramifications will be worse for you in your lifetime than they will be for me in mine. For the record it wasn’t what I wanted. And it wasn’t what your Daddy wanted, either.
6. I wish you still looked like this.
7. I wish we could rewind seven years and do it all again.
Do you have any birthdays in your house this month? Does it make you feel like time is going by too fast? Tell me all about it!
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Aw this is so sweet. I have many wishes for my daughter who is now about to become a teen! What a lovely post x #BloggerClubUK
such a lovely post. they grow up so fast don’t they?!
What a lovely idea to write seven wishes. I hope your daughter had a great birthday π
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What a wonderful post for your daughter to look back on. Happy birthday! #KCACOLS
Ah 7 years! It goes too fast doesn’t it. What a lovely post #KCACOLS
Beautiful and funny. My eldest turned 7 last month. It really did go by so fast.
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This made me feel all sorts of emotional. My son turned 7 earlier this year and it felt like quite a big birthday for some reason. Hope she had an amazing day. x #KCACOLS
We wish they would slow down but the journey ahead is just as exciting. I love your Elsa-Shred btw! #kcacols
Aww! How lovely! Happy birthday to your girl. #bloggersbest
Very sweet. My daughter recently turned 7 as well. Its impossible to describe to somebody without kids how fast it all goes by #KCACOLS
Beautiful and sweet sentiment! Mine are 7 and 10, and that all happened in like ONE MINUTE! Crazy how fast it goes. Enjoy every minute. xoxo #KCACOLS
Aw happy birthday! Mine is 5 this weekend and it does seem to have flown!! Will she get her ears pierced in the end?? Lovely pics. Thanks for sharing with #bloggersbest
Still don’t know where 14 years have gone here. How do I even have a 14 year old? Gorgeous photos and thank so much for sharing your story with us #KCACOLS
Aww this is a lovely post. My daughter is 12. She is taller than me. I have no idea how we got here so fast #kcacols
My daughter is also 7 going on 17!! #KCACOLS