Wedding and The Bx Zoo

My brother got married. Feels like yesterday I was changing his dirty diapers. Much love and happiness his way!! Surreal how it all goes with life events such as marriages, divorce, and babies.  

Then the return to the Bronx Zoo! ACY loves going so much, I bought a membership and plan on hitting all 5 zoos, plus the Acquarium down at Coney Island. Every child should know what Coney is. There's no doubt the Dora 4D Adventure had a lot to do with the return visit. The animals were very cool, too. ACY insisted on the Mouse House & Reptile House. Ugh....no fear in this girl. 

Rising of the Phoenix/Easter

There are times when wondering if a new beginning is possible, where you can just close your eyes and be back in Kansas leads me to the beginning of all this. 
The life of your own child. A new fresh start to be who you always wanted to be. And then the mistakes. The impatience. The lack of experience. 
Gratefully, these little people are so forgiving and full of love. They teach us that everyday is a new start by just letting go and moving forward.  There is awe in my soul of her.
Easter. One of my personal holidays. Celebrating the rebirth, the infusion of life eternal. Spending it peacefully, what a treat. 
Dressing up the tomboyish ACY in a frilly dress! Loved it. 

Those terrible twos

Did they ever really hit? Tantrums? Somewhat. More of a temper anger management issue. But underneath an amazingly sweet girl. Emerging from her babyness into her full blown independent toddlerhood. Embracing her newfound skills as though she couldn't wait for her physical to catch up with her mental prowess.
She truly believes she is a female Max from Where The Wild Things Are swinging from limb to limb as I lift her to simulate such action on the monkey bars at the local park.
She's also becoming quite the beach bum. Summer is only so long, so we try hitting the beach once a week with weather permitting. How she loves it!