Today once again the weather has been perfect. Millie and I went to Narrow Neck beach, it was about 4pm and the heat of the day had subsided slightly. Living in a country with little or no ozone above us leads to some paranoia about UV rays and sunburn. With our 3 we take about 15 minutes to slop slip slap before we go out!
It is one of the greatest joys in life, dad rock pooling with his 3 year old daughter. The simple joy of watching a crab or starfish fadging about in the water. Looking for new and interesting shells. The thing that simply amazes me, watching her utter delight at discovering the world and the fascinating stuff it contains.
The other thing that is amazing and quite gratifying is that spending one on one time with her is rewarded with angelic behavior. the worrysome thing though is how being with the twins obviously does effect her emotions and the sense of competition for our attention is clearly huge.
I write this with the boom of the fireworks from the Aquatica fair literally shaking the windows. We were going to get the kids up and drive to a vantage point as a treat. Who needs a man made spectacular when you've spent the after noon marveling at another, a crab and star fish in a rack pool?
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