Our Little Big Girl

The hardest part about coming back from vacation is not seeing Esme all day, everyday.  I miss her when I'm at work!  Luckily, I enjoy taking her to her daycare and she likes going there too.  Now that she's walking, all the older kids run to the door when I drop her off and take her by the hand to lead her into the play area.  They talk to her and she even talks back to them!  Sometimes she gets so excited and distracted that she forgets to give me a kiss goodbye.  She just starts walking away and waves bye-bye to me.  Wow, our little girls is growing up!

Allen had to work this weekend so Esme and I enjoyed some mommy-daughter bonding time.  On Saturday we went on a playdate with her friends Addy and Jacob.  Aunty Marina gave them matching hairdo's because she just couldn't resist.  As soon as Esme see's in the mirror that she has pigtails she starts grabbing for them unless we can distract her but if she doesn't see a mirror then she just leaves them alone.  We tried to get Jacob and Addy to smile like Esme but no luck.  Do you think Esme will ever go through that phase?  It's hard to imagine at this point.

Then on Sunday we went to the Seattle Aquarium.  It was a quicker visit than I thought cause it was just the two of us and I ended pushing the stroller and carrying Esme cause she was being clingy.  She enjoyed looking at the fish, seals, starfish, sea otters, etc but she also just enjoyed looking at the other kids, putting her hands in the water, walking along the Seattle waterfront, and eating sourdough bread from the bakery.

                    
               We tried and tried but Esme's the only one smiling.                                                                      So many pigtails

                    
                            Esme pointing at the big fish                                                                                Watching the little fish

                    
 Chewing on the sourdough bread crust                                                                                                  Video of Esme Walking