Dimple

When I was little, I wanted dimples.  My best friend had two of them on either side of her cheeks, and I thought they were the best things ever!

You can only imagine how tickled I was when I saw that little dimple that appears right by the edge of Bun Bun's lips when she smiles.  I think that one little dimple is even better than having two cheek dimples.  Of course, 婆婆 has two and says that Bun Bun got one of hers.

I love how that dimpled smile greets me in the morning and one of last things I see at night.

This is an old picture, but a good one that shows Bun Bun's dimple.

All wet!

What's the fascination with water for little kids?

It was an absolutely beautiful day yesterday in southeastern PA.  Bun Bun and I took the afternoon off and headed out to Longwood Gardens.  They have a couple of Children's Gardens - one outdoor and one indoor.  The one indoor has tons of water fountains.  Some just shoots out water.  One makes blub-blub-blub bubbles every 10 seconds or so.  One just shoots down like rain.  I guess it's a good thing to have to cool kids off on a hot day.  (Don't think it's a good idea in the colder winter days.)  Since I had an extra change of clothing for Bun Bun, I figured I would just let her go at it and have some fun.  It didn't take her long to be completely soaked.  The poor child had to be dragged away kicking and screaming.

Playing with the water fountains in the Indoor Children's Garden at Longwood Gardens

Third Birthday Extravaganza!

We've had a blast of a weekend celebrating Bun Bun's third birthday!  It started on Sunday with cake, presents, and a baby pool!  Bun Bun got the best presents (EVER!) from Pop-pop - a bag of potato chips and a box of tissues.  If you know Bun Bun well enough, you'd know that she LOVES salty snacks (just like her daddy) and wanting to pull out all the tissues from a tissue box (Mama would never approve!).

On Monday, we went down to the beach.  Bun Bun had a blast standing by the shore watching and waiting for the waves to wash over her toes.  She let out shrills of excitement with each splash.  There was even a little girl (probably 5 or 6) that joined us in the fun.

A week before Bun Bun's birthday, I was reminiscing the events three years ago:  the swollen ankles, July 4th party at a friend's house, Tuesday morning prayer meeting, the high blood pressure at the doctor's office, preeclampsia, and meeting Baby Bunny for the first time.  You can read those old blog posts:  10 Weeks, Part 1 and Part 2.  Today, I encountered a blog post by John Simmons on how to deliver the Down Syndrome diagnosis to the newborn's parents.  I thought it was one of best pieces ever written.  We have already encountered some of the things Mr. Simmons wrote about and will look forward to many of the rest.

Happy third birthday to my favorite Bun Bun!  I'm looking forward to another year being amazed by little you!