Little Dia

Have you ever taken a picture of your child and just been tickled with their cuteness?

This definitely makes that list. We decided to take our bike to the splash pad near our house since we've been missing our fun bike rides in this intense heat. And of course, we needed our sunglasses, too.

My little Dia is two months away from being two and this ridiculous piece of trash e-newsletter I signed up for sent this dangerous little lie about how I need to sign up for some useless "Preschool" newsletter now because my daughter is no longer a toddler. Can you believe the kind of filth that comes out of the internet these days? My Dia is not only still a toddler, she's still MY BABY!

Right?

Oh man. Do they have some kind of control-freak parent support group for people like me? Parenthood is like nothing else. My mom always says it's the only job where you spend your life working yourself out of a job. It's strange...and beautiful.

And then we have days where I see a part of her that is just developing and I get so excited with the person she is becoming.

Which brings me back to the splash pad...We were meeting some friends there to play when I looked over and saw Dia literally surrounded by a group of about a dozen 6-year olds from day camp. They were all giggling and laughing watching my sweet girl. I looked closer and saw that she was screaming and making loud noises for the crowd as they laughed and egged her on. She ate it up!

By the time I got my camera phone out, the crowd had dwindled but Dia retained a small following until we left. I actually had to ask them to move so we could get out. As we rode off Dia waved and shouted, "Bye, guys!" The crowd chorused "Bye, Baby!"

How fun is that? My little entertainer. And I emphasize little. And I love those kids for calling her baby.