Birthday Girl!

Today is Lila’s first birthday. One year old, imagine that! A very full year, indeed. To celebrate, we went for a long walk in Point Pleasant Park. We go there often now, at least a couple of times a week. I’m beginning to know my way around. I used to take Katie there but that was before Hurricane Juan and there were still lots of trees. It is so different now, I have to relearn the paths.

We had a lovely walk today. It was warm and sunny and lots of dogs for Lila to play with. Towards the end of our walk we met a boxer who had similar unstoppable energy and the two of them cavorted for the rest of the walk.

Then I took her to MetroDogWash. She had her nails clipped and I bathed her and trimmed her hair. She was delightfully good. So afterwards I bought her a few new squeaky toys and some of her favorite foods.

When I came out of the store after buying the toys, a woman and her two young girls were smiling as I was chatting to Lila, telling her to move from my seat to hers because she really cannot drive even if she wanted to. She doesn't have a license yet. (She likes to sit behind the wheel when I leave her in the car alone.) They had admired her when they first parked next to me, said she looked so cute and dignified sitting at the wheel. I, of course, told them it was her birthday and I had just bought her some new toys. The mom asked if I had baked her a cake. Actually I had. In the morning I had made her some cookies—oats, squash and canola oil—yum!. She said she often makes cakes for her daughters' stuffed animals, lets the girls pick the trimmings. And they have a very nice party. It's all about the memories, she said. Making good memories.

Still, it’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year!

Posted by leya at November 10, 2006 06:45 PM