Vacation 2009 and 2011 had some things in common.
The yellow life jacket returned, but with a new occupant.
The teddy bear walker returned to the beach once more. Well, kind of…the identical replacement to the walker that lost a teddy bear to a certain little lady’s teeth in the fall of ’09 returned to the beach.
Sometimes, things seemed exactly the same.
But sometimes, the differences were clear.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the one right above is worth two thousand for sure. Look at silly, feisty Maddie. Even at 5 months old, she lit up a room (or the beach) with a sassy smile full of promise and excitement. Looking at her smile reminds me of a world of adventures just waiting to be uncovered. The there’s my sweet, serious, smirky boy. Though it’s clear he doesn’t want to be bothered by my photo session, that sweet smile is never far beyond the surface. His smiles begin in his eyes, bright with anticipation and trusting affection. The horizen is bright for both of my precious treasures…in a same kind of different way.
