we went in to sf yesterday to visit a friend/my old boss from the law firm. she was here for a conference so we met for lunch.
the best part of the whole day was when adam took aniyah over to look at the birds and ferrys coming in. aniyah sneezed and her paci flew out of her mouth in to the bay below. she just started saying "paci. paci. paci." over and over. a seagull came along and grabbed the paci. so then she started saying "bir-D (birdie), paci." it started flying away with the paci. so then she started saying "bye bye paci." over and over. even on the way home she was saying "paci. bir-D. bye bye." it was a very sad moment for our daughter. but, she graciously accepted her circumstances and moved on.
here are a few snapshots of aniyah's first visit to sf.
ferry building - where we ate lunch.
aniyah feeding the pigeons bread. i was watching very closely making sure none of the flying rats came close to actually touching my child!
dancing to the music of a car driving by with very loud music. it was really cute and she sure got a lot of laughs out of the other patrons!
aniyah's first encounter with a homeless person. she interacted with him so well... loved him just like she does anybody else that talks to her. she is showing him the boats. my 21 month old daughter inspired me in that moment to be more loving and accepting of everybody. seeing her innocence and purity is like looking through the lenses of jesus. all are beautiful and lovable creations.
halloween 2009 (22 months)
there were alpacas and sheep to feed. timid at first and then just jumped right in and loved feeding them!
daddy helping with the penny toss. (most tossing games turned into dropping games!)
aniyah and mariah
first golfing lesson. she even got one in the hole!
hit of the night. she wanted to play the fishing game over and over again.
pure delight. amazing that she knew that all of this candy stuff was good stuff.
felt like she should be able to eat one thing since she did all of the work to get the candy!
we were around at cleanup time - so she hitched a ride!
what a fun night!
one is scary (aka skry with a shudder from aniyah). one is happy (said with much enthusiasm and delight.) even as we walked around target today she noticed "skry" and happy things!
front view.
porch.
view from our place.
foyer.
living room.
dining room.
kitchen.
nook - turned office.
postage stamp backyard.
master bedroom.
guest room/future baby's room.
guest bathroom.
ferry building - where we ate lunch.
aniyah feeding the pigeons bread. i was watching very closely making sure none of the flying rats came close to actually touching my child!
dancing to the music of a car driving by with very loud music. it was really cute and she sure got a lot of laughs out of the other patrons!
aniyah's first encounter with a homeless person. she interacted with him so well... loved him just like she does anybody else that talks to her. she is showing him the boats. my 21 month old daughter inspired me in that moment to be more loving and accepting of everybody. seeing her innocence and purity is like looking through the lenses of jesus. all are beautiful and lovable creations.
15 weeks
