My favorite picture of the year comes from Uncle Greg. He and my sister took Lily and Michael for a night walk on the beach and captured Lily's joy in a beautiful shot. (I might also add they brought them down in their clothes and told them to not get in the water. Shall we all have a chuckle at their expense and then thank them for the lovely picture?)
Lily never takes a break. Well, she does if you force her. But she spent hours, literally hours, lying in the surf, jumping over waves, digging in the sand. She was a mermaid and a mommy sea gull and a million other imaginary things. If the boys would play pretend with her, she was in heaven. If they wouldn't, she just happily made up her own game. She was a delight.
On one night, we got to visit with my Aunt Jeannette. Here you can see the 3 Jeannettes, Giselle Jeannette, Lillian Jeannette, and one of the original Jeannette's. Lily was instantly in love with Jeannette, and I'm pretty sure she never shut up the whole night. Jeannette was patient and loving, and it was easy to see why Lily warmed up so quick to her namesake.
Here she is taking an imposed snack break. She was amazing. No one enjoys the beach as much as this girl. Except maybe for the occasional labrador we saw walking the beach. They seemed pretty stoked as well.
We did occasionally drag Lily away from the beach. Here she is all dressed up for a hike near the marsh.
We did take her there in style, though. With snacks.
On the day the boys all went to Patriot's Point, Lily came with Memere, Grandma, and me for a "Girl's Day in Charleston." Lily had a blast. She was spoiled rotten, first of all. But she was such a little shopper, fingering all the wares in the open air market and showing us all sorts of treasures she found with enthusiasm. She was even fun in the restaurant. And she ate a piece of calamari (I'm pretty sure she thought it was a french fry) and tried a hush puppy. Sometimes it's good to be the only granddaughter.
She also handled down time at the house well. She ate poorly, but it didn't seem to affect her mood much. She watched a lot of tv, played games, played more pretend, and fit in a few book readings as well.
She also bonded with her cousin Colin. Last summer...they didn't get along. Let's just leave it at that. This summer? They really liked each other. My favorite conversation between them was this:Lily: When we get to the beach we should play sea gulls. I'll be the mommy and you can be the daddy and we'll get food and things for our babies.
Colin: Or we could just run in and out of the water.
Lily: Okay.
Lily is also showing signs of following in her mother's footsteps:
My beach girl! I'd go on vacation with her any day!
2 comments:
Very cool how you are breaking down the vacation per kid. It's a great idea & gives us a different take on the experience. It sounds like one of the best trips ever and I can't wait to hear Michael's perspective...ooo, and then maybe you & hubby's perspective (unless that was the original Kiawah post). So glad this was such a great vacation :)
What an imaginative girl!!
I love, love, love that pic of her in the waves! That should be put on a canvas!
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