This Labor Day weekend reminded me of how special "ordinary" things can be. Today I played Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land with Abby. The loser had to do a funky dance. Sitting there in the family room, playing board games with my little girl is a seemingly simple, mundane thing. But I'm so glad I was able to do it, and what a funky dance I did. She said, "you're funny Dad". So really I'm the winner.
I've also got a new little buddy - Maddie really loves spending time with me, and I her. She cracks me up with the funny, totally independent things she does. Tonight all of us - Mel, Me, Abby, Maddie, and Grandma all played hide-and-go-seek. And Maddie totally ate it up! After she was found she would say "again, again". And she was literally screaming at the top of her lungs, expressing as only an 18 month old can, how totally fun and exciting a game of hide/seek can be. Or how wonderful a uncooked, raw corn cob can be (she almost ate the whole thing). Small, simple things. But wonderful, amazing everday occurances that make life sweet.
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