- HGTV star Erin Napier has two daughters with her husband, Ben.
- Her oldest, Helen, recently turned four, and Erin took time to celebrate her daughter's birthday with the sweetest Instagram.
Erin Napier isn’t one to shy away from wearing her heart on her sleeve. The Home Town host regularly opens up on her Instagram account, detailing everything from her sweet moments with her daughters to her love story with her husband and co-host, Ben. Most recently, the 36-year-old designer used her daughter’s fourth birthday as an opportunity to reflect on the state of the world and her daughter, and many fans are connecting with what she said.
“The day she was born there was a flu epidemic that was so serious we couldn’t leave the house or have company for many weeks,” Erin shared in the caption of a photo carousel commemorating Helen’s big day. “Now she’s growing up in the COVID world and it is very small. She has her family and a handful of friends and cousins, always in careful interactions, and I wish the world was different for them.”
Although the enduring COVID-19 pandemic has put a hamper on many plans, Erin insisted on making the most of her daughter’s special day. There was a Frozen-themed cake, festive decor and plently of family time. And while the day sounded like everything little Helen wanted, Erin can’t help but wish for more for her little one — as well as the other children of the world. “Praying for normalcy to come sooner than later for all the little ones in the world tonight,” she wrote to conclude her caption.
Soon after sharing, fellow parents and Home Town fans flocked to her account to offer messages of support.
“Happy birthday, Helen! And amen. I get so sad thinking that over half my baby’s life has been during Covid times. I just want so badly for a normal childhood for her, free of the anxieties of the moment. Hopefully soon,” one fan commented on her post. “And the teens and young adults who are trying to navigate high school and college during this madness. Normalcy for all. Please Lord,” another fan wrote.
Someone else took a beat to remind Erin — and all the people sifting through her comments— of the silver lining of it all: “But make no mistake how many wonderful memories she will have of home and family,” they wrote.
And with that, may we all keep perspective during these trying times.
