I feel that there are so many things that I am going to forget about my girls once the weather turns cold. We spend countless hours outdoors and the girls absolutely love it. Months will go by before we are playing in the cul-de-sac and they will be very different girls by then. The things that I love to watch them do today, won't be the same in the spring.
For Lila Grace, this summer has been about rocks. It began with her eating rocks which gave me a heart attack on a daily basis. She was so predictable about putting them in her mouth that I could yell across the driveway for her to show me what was in her mouth and she would open up and take the rock out. I was barely able to function during this time because Adeline wasn't really walking outdoors and Lila would take off and before I knew it, have a rock in her mouth.
Her love of rocks has blossomed into a little perch at the end of my driveway. There is a pile of dirt and rocks which happen to be conveniently located next to a large storm drain. Miss Grace loves to hunt for the two medium sized rocks that she can hold in one hand. She will keep hold of these the entire evening. If they fall, she carefully examines the rocks in order to find the exact rocks she was holding. With the other hand, she picks out large rocks and throws them down the storm drain. She will also load her many cars, or in tonight's case it was stroller, and take her rocks for a walk. I know I would have never let Savannah play in the dirt or street for that matter but I just can't keep Lila away from something she truly loves. She will most likely find a different "spot" in the spring but for these last few days of nice weather, I know where to find my little blue eyed girl - playing with her rocks.
