we hung out around the house, the apartment we're renting, that is, cleaned it, packed, got organized. We all woke up around 7 (late for us, Lilly and I, at least), after a good night of rest. I made oatmeal for us all, a wholesome start to the day. But this has also been a sunny gorgeous day, and like her mama, Lilly just can't stop going very easily when it's like this. So ecstatically bright and beautiful outside. Yesterday she had power naps here and there, today just 1/2 hour in the stroller when I took her for a walk, up and around Sognsvann, when she couldn't find rest in bed (typically she has a good 2 hrs. nap in bed during the day). But 1/2 hr. is better than no rest at all, and it's a win-win situation for the both of us when she has to sleep like that, on the roll: she gets some much needed rest, I get some exercise and sunshine.
Leighton and I realized only later in the day, when a good friend called to say her sweetheart just proposed to her, that we were supposed to have gotten married, for the second time, this same day, last year, at
Valley Grove church, Northfield, Minnesota, to have the chance to celebrate our love, our life, our decision to spend it together, with friends and family there. But then we found out about Lilly and our plans changed...
Leighton in front of Valley Grove, last year on this day in May, the day we were supposed to get married there.
