June 15, 2008 Father's Day

This is where The Story of You, Our Journey to Tori ends and our blog, To Infinity and Beyond Our Story of Becoming a Family continues. We thought Father's Day would be a great day to begin our blog posts. We hope to post at least once a week, but once we get the hang of it, hopefully we will post more often. For our family and friends living far away, we hope this will be a good way to keep in touch with us.


So many things have happened in the month that we have been home. Tori turned 16 months on June 6 and is the light of our lives. Although we are somewhat relieved when she goes to sleep at night, we can't wait until she wakes up in the morning. She is such a happy baby, full of curiosity, and very much on the go.


The highlight of this week has been the setup of our new pool. We bought a 12 foot by 3 foot pool which fits perfectly in our front yard. We will take Tori to the beach, but with the cost of gas and the hassle of getting all the beach and baby gear together, we thought walking out our kitchen door and jumping in the pool was a good way to stay cool this summer. We bought Tori a safety ring which she can sit in and learn to kick her feet. She can still splash and play with toys, and it even comes with a canopy to help ward off the sun. It is deep enough for us to splash around and cool off also. Tori has been in a couple times, and we have to watch that she doesn't get too cold as she would stay in it all afternoon. It has been the perfect after lunch activity and the prelude to her afternoon nap.


Jolon decided he wanted to go to Outback Steakhouse for lunch for Father's Day, so we dressed Tori up in an adorable dress her Grandma made for her. She even kept the bonnet on for 20 minutes! She enjoyed herself eating grilled chook (chicken,) baked potato, and strawberries mom packed from home. Tutu came with us and we had a very enjoyable lunch. Tori is a real let's go girl. She loves going out and has behaved herself at all the restaurants we have been to.

We wish all the dads a happy Father's Day and hope you had a great day with your children. Special wishes to Uncle Dave on his first Father's Day with Jenny!