A leisurely Friday

What's with the sunnies? In my defence, I didn't initiate or even insist she wear them. By chance, she saw her sunnies hanging near the door and pointed to them (meaning she wanted to wear them). She surprised me when she kept them on, like it was the most natural thing to do!

Sera and I started Friday morning early, about 6AM, despite it being a non-school day. Since we had Sera, we don't ever get a chance to sleep in on the weekends. Anyway, since we were up early, I was going to make it a good morning for the both of us. I thought an early dip in the pool, meaning the whole pool to ourselves, would be so nice and irresistible. Of late, we've avoided going to the pool. Sera's skin reaction to the chlorine water and the questionable cleanliness of the pool have kept us far away. But on this Friday morning, I thought 30 minutes would be all right.

So after a quick breakfast, I oiled Sera good with vaseline and then, sunscreen ... nothing was going through that double layer of oil. We took a leisurely stroll to the pool, enjoying the bright morning sun and trying to spot the birds perched on the trees and the roof gutters. The pool was, as expected, empty and so inviting. Sera and I had a really nice dip, albeit a short one. She struggled a little in the water, even though she had her arm bands on. I suspect she forgot that she needed to move her legs to stay afloat. When she was out of the water, she kept herself occupied walking around the pool, checking out the two palm trees and waving at the birds that flew over us.

Later in the afternoon, we went over to Gaston's house for his birthday celebration. Sera had a wonderful time playing with the other children and munching on a lot of snacks that aren't usually found in our house. Ha ha. The day ended with opa's Friday evening visits. Sera, as usual, was a good host, giving opa lots of attention and affection.

That was our Friday ...

At the pool. Sera has something in her mouth ... not sure what?

Resting by the stairs. She's looking a little upset because she wants the arm bands out but I refuse to take them out, until we're out of the pool area

Walking back to our house ...

At Gaston's birthday birthday, playing with kids many years older than her

Gaston and Sera can do one thing very well together, and that is to eat together. Here they're enjoying a vanilla cupcake.