Dump Delight

Here's a story that I am not going to want to forget:

Last Friday, as I was buckling Piper into her carseat after playgroup,

I told her that if she was a really good girl

and ate a really good lunch,

then Daddy was going to take her out for a "Daddy & Piper Day".

She looked up at me excitedly and said,

"Is he going to take me to the dump?"

(He took her there with him once a few weeks ago!)

Oh my.

I laughed!!

And then felt terrible!

When I got home, 

I told Mark that he obviously wasn't spending enough

daddy-daughter time with Piper

and then told him why. 

He laughed, but I could tell he was feeling bad. 

After lunch,

Piper and her daddy got ready and headed out.

First they stopped at a Dairy Bar to buy ice cream cones.

Then they walked along the boardwalk in downtown Summerside,

which runs alongside the ocean.

They visited a lighthouse and stood on rocks (one of Piper's favorite things)!

Afterwards they stopped into Canadian Tire quickly,

but Daddy did take time to let her stop and watch the cars getting fixed in the garage.

(Another of her favorite things to do.)

Two hours later they came home,

happy and exhausted.

I said that I had to run into town to buy a few things and they decided to come along.

The four of us climbed in the van and headed back into town.

Just as we pulled into the parking lot of a store,

Piper looks up from her seat and says,

"So... when are we going to the dump, Daddy?"

Bah ha ah ah ha ha.

Apparently the ice cream, the boardwalk and the lighthouse were cool.

But not as cool as the dump!!!!

LITTLE GIRLS!

xo

xo

Happiness in a bowl!

Two thirds of my love!

Run, Piper, Run!
Burn off that ice cream child!

The lighthouse. 

We didn't get to go, but no worries.
We had chocolate chip cookies.
Can you tell?