Learning to Walk Humbly - 12

• Gave Mr. Squire his Father's Day gift - a phonebook about him and Junior.  Such a fun review of their first seven months together.  Mr. Squire is a wonderful daddy.  Junior is super-lucky.

• Morning snuggles with my girl. She woke me up at 6:20 with some mewing from her crib, and I walked in to find her on her tummy, eagerly looking at me with a smile.  Aside from the early hour (at which she should be sleeping!), it was a treasure to spend the next hour with her, nursing, snuggling, playing, talking.

• A relaxing Saturday at home.  I love these!  We had our neighbors A&J over, with their son H.  H is super-smiley and cute.  We had a great time chatting and catching up.  We became friends after complaining (nicely) about noise coming from upstairs last November.  Instead of being defensive, A&J were really nice and friendly and sought to be friends.  They are a good example to me.

• Afternoon walk along the river with Mr. Squire and Junior, with Junior in the ergo.  She's heavy now (better exercise?), but it was really fun to see her looking intently all around her throughout the walk. She can definitely see more from the ergo than she can from the stroller.  And Mommy loves snuggling her close.  :)  Along the walk, Daddy kept putting his baseball cap on Junior's head, temporarily blocking her vision, then removing it quickly with a "peek-a-boo!"  She ate it up and laughed and laughed, over and over. Just want to bottle up those moments and save them forever.

• On our return home, I proceeded to make 3 carrot cakes: one for us, one for the judge's reunion on Monday, and one for our brother and sister - who just had their 3d kid last week.  The cakes turned out really well; it's one of my best recipes. And when I asked Mr. Squire if he wanted a big or small slice, he responded, "BIG, please."  :) No better compliment than that.  

• Quiet evening after Junior went to bed...getting ready to sleep as Mr. Squire watches a "Full House" rerun on television (that and "Saved by the Bell" are the two childhood shows we have in common).

• Singing "Let it Go" for Junior (at Mr. Squire's request) and watching her smile as I dramatically acted it out.

• FaceTime with my parents.

A really good Saturday.  Really good.  So thankful to You, Lord, for the day full of good gifts.