Family Day

Dear Avril,

We had a great family day! You absolutely had the best day, and that was evidenced by the purely angelic smile on your face as we cuddled before bed; eyes closed, a little closed mouth grin and every sign of peace and happiness. I wish we could all have more moments like that.

We started off the day with a walk with cooper in the wagon, and then came in for a snack and to wake mommy up for swimming! you loved having your mom there in the pool, and i wish our schedule allowed us to go more often like that. After lunch and a nap we went hiking in short hills, and you sat merrily in my backpack the whole way without a complaint. Our very muddy hike went for longer than we originally planned, and it almost backfired as we lost the last light just as we were getting back, but it was worth it. we spotted the herd of deer that live in the park and we had a little talk about them... i said that it was getting dark and that the deer would have to sleep outside. you promptly wondered whether or not they get stories before bed! so cute! you also asserted that you thought that cooper would be afraid of deer. we finished off the day with a dinner with auntie, jerome and steph and then as i said before a great songs/cuddle before bed.