My husband is an amazing guy, and he gave me an hour's break this afternoon. I have cleaned out a bathroom drawer than I meant to blitz before Sofie came to us. She is in there every day asking and touching things, and I am always afraid she is going to hijack the items in there & they will disappear forever. Now, I have some blogging time.
We had an fantastic time at Sea World yesterday. We fed the dolphins fish. Sofie was entranced by the shows. Her favorite was an animal/human combo that included dancers, trapeze artists, divers, and water ballet as well as dolphins and beluga whales. It was pretty spectacular. I got pretty sunburned but Sofie and her Daddy don't have that problem. The sunscreen appears to work better on them. We also saw the Clyde and Seymour show, the Shamu show (really, really bad these days), and went to kiddie land. We waited in line 20 minutes for a baby-coaster, but Sofie wimped-out at the end. We ended up doing the merry-go-round instead. Her Dad was waiting for us & watching, and Sofie's face shone like the sun when she saw him and got to wave as we went round and round. It made my day. She almost has dimples when she has real, joyful smiles. I wish I could see some of those smiles every day.
Oh, and we forgot our camera & left our phones in the car so there is no photographic evidence. I guess we are living in the moment these days.
We had a really good car trip back and forth. Sofie was pretty subdued, sang, played and was generally happy. There have been some people providing feedback to me lately, flabbergasted that we didn't invest in outfitting our mom-mobile with the latest in DVD/TV technology, but I really don't want to be that person or that family. Sofie has been making up some pretty great songs lately & she has been singing other songs she is learning. Maybe it would be needed for a 21 hour drive back and forth to Illinois, but I just don't see it.
Today we will have strawberry shortcake (thanks for the idea Mom), and fajitas made on the grill. It should be super. Let's remember the people we have lost in our life & think good thoughts of them.
Oh, and it has been awhile since I shared some pictures, so here are some recent ones...
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| Wanting to be in the middle of everything as usual! |
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| Playing house |
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| Eating her first Birthday Cake! |
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| Happy on a Horse! |
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| Riding a horse with friends |
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