Dear Laney,
What a fun, exhausting, happy-but-exasperating day we had yesterday.
After a biscuit breakfast and a bike ride with the dogs, we started loading up for a canoe excursion with Cedar's family.
Almost immediately, I became the nine millionth mother in the history of the world to insist: "You can't go out on the boat unless you wear your life jacket." Turns out you hate the life jacket more than you like the boat. Of course, this didn't stop you from thinking that you own the canoe... each time your dad and Todd paddled off into the pond, you yelled after them, "NO! 'AT'S MINE!!!" Note to self: it is impossible to suggest to a toddler that since Mama's had the canoe for four years, and paid for it with her own damn Visa, that it is most decidedly Mama's canoe.
As always, it was great to play with Cedar. As babies go, she's incredibly patient, and is mostly willing to put up with your "'at's mine" routine - in this case, because you didn't want to share Pablo the stuffed penguin - but after a few hours, even she started to suspect that you're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
Your dad caught a fish. I don't know if he was more excited about the fish itself, or because this means I have to stop making jokes about him on this-here blog.
Your dad and Todd both had their fish tied to the canoe, and after getting out, it took them a minute to notice that the fish were swimming away with the boat. Todd, master fisherman that he is, hooked the canoe with his fishing rod and reeled it back to shore. Note to "Amazing Race" producers: I look forward to seeing this challenge in a future episode.
After a relaxing afternoon by the pond, it was time to head home. I put you in the car seat where, based on this photo, you were either extremely tired or just passed-out drunk.
We're glad Dad had a good time, and we hope he had a great Father's Day. I look forward to that fish living in my freezer for years to come, so every time I question your dad's wilderness aptitude, he can throw it in my face.
Love,
Mom
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