Cyndi-ella: June 2012

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Longest Day

Celebrating the Summer Solstice...

Recognize these flowers?

Hootenanny

Enough daylight to fly to the sun and back, momma???

Celebrating the rest of the evening with a picnic, music, candlelight, and daddy's magic tricks...

Happy Solstice!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Adoption Day 2012

A Special Ella B Day...

Daddy surprised her with flowers

The butterfly symbolizes new life. Seems appropriate that our caterpillar underwent one of its transitions today--the same day in 2010--Ella officially became a Broussard.

We love you sweet girl.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

The day passed with a nod and a smile, devoid of all the hubbub generally associated with commercial holidays. Troy and I have a bit of a tradition of "gifting" in non-traditional ways. Today, "Daddy Troy" was the recipient of gifts from the heart.

A card she made at school

The poem reads:

Walk a little slower Daddy said a child so small,
I'm following in your footsteps and I don't want to fall

Sometimes your steps are very fast
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.

Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true,
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you.
(author unknown)

She's telling him the story of how Mrs. Tina helped her make her footprints, etc.

A kiss of gratitude

What a dad!

Taking Dag on a SLOW hayride

Made its way to the stick...starting its transformation into a chrysalis

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Celebration Sleepover

Monday, June 18th, is Official Ella B Adoption Day: http://cyndi-ella.blogspot.com/2011/07/official-ella-b-day.html. Can't think of a better way to celebrate...