Today was a perfect Sunday. I was tired from an active day yesterday (including a heavy workout) and my fasting today, but Lily was more active and helped run the show. I thanked her at the end of the day for how restful today was and how helpful it was for me.
Lily and I really enjoyed church today. We have both been really falling in love with the messages and the people in the community of Christ.
I did a lot of blog catch-up today. Then I read Clarissa a book. Right after she finished, she fell asleep on my nap. While I was stuck there, I gave Lily a short neck massage and then I napped as well.
In preparation for getting puppies soon, Lily decided it’s time to get Ammon and Clarissa potty trained (Clarissa in the daytime at least). Clarissa is not in a diaper in this photo, so Lily put a towel around her to protect me and the blanket.
I loved napping with that sweet little girl on my lap cuddling with me!
After napping, we all walked around the block together to get sunshine and air.
Then we had Lily’s amazing leftover cabbage rolls and borscht and an incredible apple sharlotka cake that Lily made. I was over the moon about the cake and proclaimed my love for it multiple times.
After dinner we watched videos about Basset Hounds. They are soooo cute. We are so close to putting a deposit on one. More to come on that front! We also had a sweet chat with Georgia, and Lydia told her all about Basset Hounds.
Lydia is obsessed with the idea of getting a Basset Hound. On our walk today, she had an imaginary Basset Hound that she was walking (or trying to get to walk) the entire time. The imaginary Basset (Dumpling is the name I think) even went to bed with her, and Lily had to kiss him goodnight. Before going to bed, Lydia was so excited, she was bounding around on the couch cushions. Knowing how happy a Basset Hound would make Lydia is one more giant reason why Lily and I are leaning towards getting one.
I had a wonderful conversation with Dean Richardson after I put Clarissa down (Lily put the rest of the kids to bed), and then Lily and I had a wonderful time walking together.
One quick anecdote about Clarissa. Lily likes to do staring contests with her. They will get so close that their noses will touch and stare into each other’s eyes, until Clarissa declares, “you blinked!” The funny part is that Clarissa will have blinked multiple times prior to Lily blinking. She is so cute!