Lily and I had a blast together yesterday. We went to the park by Paint Creek trail in Rochester. Her favorite park was watching the ducks swim around the little pond there. It was a gorgeous day, around 70 degrees and sunny out. After the park, I took her for a treat at Panera where we shared a strawberry smoothie and a chocolate chip cookie.
It still feels odd to me to not celebrate the Easter holiday. I definitely don't want to do the Easter bunny thing for the kids, but it's hard because everyone, even my non-religious friends, do it. It will be hard knowing that my kids will be left out and not fit in. Hopefully that will build character and make them stronger in their convictions.
Anyway, Lily is doing more and more cute things every day. She suddenly loves her blanket, which she calls "nite-nite" (how adorable!), and carries it everywhere.
She also loves her Winnie the Pooh book, so much so that she snuggles up to the book when she goes to sleep at night.
Most of all, she loves her little brother. Whenever she sees him, she greets him with a friendly "Hi Nate!" using a babytalk type of inflection. She kisses his little head and gives him hugs by leaning her head against his. And her newest thing is hugging him and saying "heart". I'm not sure what that means, but I would guess it is her way of saying she loves him. So precious.
After yesterday's trip out with her, I realized how important it will be to spend quality time alone with my girl. She is growing up so fast already. I want to make sure to enjoy her now and through each phase of her development, and I also want to build our relationship so she knows she can trust me and I will always be here for her.
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