My First...Thousand Word Thursday

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It's the relaxed smile on Sophie's face in this shot that really speaks to me. It was a 'girls day out' to the water park and Kevin had to work. He's usually the "fun" parent while I'm shouting for them to be careful and not forget their sunscreen and to stop bickering. That day, though, we swam and splashed and drank cherry snow cones until they melted down our arms. We were driving home at the end of the day whenit occurred to me I'd taken off the 'responsibility' hat I normally wore and I'd actually gotten down and PLAYED with them all day and it had been FUN. What a glorious day we had together.