Happy birthday sweet Isla

I can't believe it's been a year already. (All mums say that when their baby turns one don't they).

Just a few hours old

You just seem so big now, and so many things have happened in this last year. So many changes and so many firsts.

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The first time we saw you, the first time you opened your eyes.

Those first few weeks when everything was a haze of newness and you didn't sleep much.

The first time you smiled, the first time you laughed.

Yesterday - the first time you gave mummy kisses.

Everyday, there is something new, another first.

Everyday you smile your way through, from dawn to dusk, our 'Smiley Isley'.

Happy birthday to our dear sweet Isla Olive, our precious gift from God.