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First
order of business: sand angels! The closer Lily is to the camera, the
bigger she smiles! |
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Second
order of business: wrasslin! Ian shows off his freckles - and tickling
moves! Lily flops! |
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One
of Lily's birthday presents: sand molds that make kid-sized hands and
feet. |
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Ian
and the Firby twins make some castles, then Ian builds a
"river" to the lake. The last time I saw these girls they
were maybe 1. Now I know why my parents say they feel old when I
visit. Jeeze! |
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The
first test run is successful. |
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We'd been playing for about an hour. Lily came and sat next to me.
"I wanna be with YOU", she whispered. Then she led me
exploring to the far side of the lifeguard's chair... what an
adventure! |
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More
tests and heavy construction. Second and third trials of the river
successful! |
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For
the last shot, I had help. I aimed, Lily shouted the kid's name. He
was so startled, he cried! |
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For
this series I asked the girls to make silly faces and bury my feet.
Both goals artfully achieved! |
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Here
we are at Lily's best birthday present: the giant sand hole. It was
filled with brackish water; she desperately wanted us to jump in.
Lily delighted in walking around this hole right on the edge, because
it was "scary"; said she liked the hole because it was
big. We visited several times - which
she called "checking in with the hole". Looking into it she
said "It's mine!" and grinned wide. |
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WarioWare
makes a splash with Ian and friends... as do the party favor
bubbles!
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What
a fabulous time! Thanks to Robin and Roshanna for organizing such a
great afternoon! |