Finally!! We are out of winter and fully into spring. It means cheaper fruits and veggies {we only get produce in season}, cheaper utility bills {hanging the laundry out to dry and turning off the gas fireplace}, and cheaper fun {no more paying to swim at the indoor pool}. Never described spring as 'the budget friendly season'? Before moving to New Zealand, I didn't either.
Typically, when Reese and I pick up Daly from school, we go straight home for a snack and rest before dinner. Daly still takes naps occasionally, but if she skips the nap and doesn't have at least a little quiet time in the afternoon, she morphs into a stubborn, testy, downright mean little monster hard-to-handle three year old.
On this day, however, it was just too beautiful to go inside. We signed Daly out of kindy and headed straight to the park.
Do any of you remember when I was pregnant with Daly, we used to joke about her name? I think it was Mag-oraga who started saying it with a strong southern drawl...'Daaay-daaay'! Reese started calling her big sister Day-day all on her own. What a crack up! I have a feeling it's a nickname that's going to stick.
'I follow Day-day!'
Since she first noticed that was her own beautiful face staring back at her, Daly has loved watching herself in the mirror. She will sing, dance, make funny faces, run, pout, jump, cook, and laugh in front of anything that reveals her reflection. The full length mirror in the living room, the oven, the sliding glass windows, the car door...you name it.
But what do you do when you don't have a mirror to watch yourself run and throw the basketball to the little boy at the park?
Watch your shadow instead.
The 'fro curls never cease to amaze me.
One of the best parts of my morning is when one of the girls comes down from her room, all sleepy-eyed, messy-haired, and smiley-faced and declares, 'It's a sunny day!'
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