Yesterday was gorgeous outside. Ray was helping one of our friends ready a house for the friend's grandmother, who will be coming out of a nursing home in about a week. So Juliet and I had the whole day to ourselves. After some grocery shopping first thing in the morning, I wanted to go out and enjoy the sunshine. Since Juliet is so fair-skinned, I worried about bringing her outside for too long. I put on her sunhat (which she loves along with her sunglasses), coated her baby skin in SPF 50, and we sat out in the back yard for a while.
She had the best time watching Ninja run after the ball, and she didn't mind having her little baby feet in the grass and dirt. She really is just the happiest baby 99% of the time.
It was such a good day. Beautiful weather, beautiful and happy baby, happy dog, and no stress. Days like that are so rare right now. Between our jobs and just trying to stay on top of the house, the yard, and all the other adult obligations, finding time to just simply be is really hard. I think perhaps that's why I love those precious moments before sunrise on weekday mornings. It's the only time each day I get to sit back and just enjoy my life without worrying about what I need to be doing or who I need to be attempting to make happy.
Juliet really is the most amazing thing. She serves as a constant reminder to be grateful for my many blessings and to just be joyful. It is hard not to feel happy when you've got this face grinning at you:
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| "I know you're trying to take a picture of me, but I just want to eat your phone. Give me a bite, okay?" |
I really think I might just need to eat her up. She is so stinking cute!
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