Before our long weekend started, I responded to every "what are your
plans?" inquiry with, "WE ARE GOING TO THE KITE FESTIVAL!!!!!!!" It was at the VERY TOP of our weekend wish list and we looked for the bluest skies and the happiest children in our window of opportunity.
Thursday morning, it was!
Now, before I go on to share more pictures with you, I must admit that a few people told me that my pictures looked JUST LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR.
And I laughed.
Because they kinda do.
But it's the feelings attached to them that are totally different.
LAST YEAR, we went to the kite festival with a two year old and a two month old. As parents, we hadn't quite figured out the WE HAVE TWO KIDS NOW thing and, as a toddler, Nory hadn't quite figured out the IT'S NOT JUST ME NOW thing. It was an awkward phase of adjustment for our family and I don't think anyone was able to enjoy the festival to the fullest.
But that was LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR WAS DIFFERENT. THIS YEAR, we went to the kite festival with a commentating three year old, a walking one year old, and a much more confident parenting team. We've really started to get comfortable as a family of four and I think it made the outing so much more relaxed than last year's. We also got to see the kites through Jettie's eyes (#pureaweandexcitement) and listen to Nory as she described THE BIGGEST KITE and HER FAVOURITE KITE and THE KITES THAT ARE PINK and.....anything else that came to mind. IT WAS AWESOME.
So.
Perhaps my photos DO look like last year's.
And maybe they will look the same as the ones I post next year, too.
But they are different to me :) And this year's pictures are THE BEST PICTURES YET!
Thursday morning, it was!
Now, before I go on to share more pictures with you, I must admit that a few people told me that my pictures looked JUST LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR.
And I laughed.
Because they kinda do.
But it's the feelings attached to them that are totally different.
LAST YEAR, we went to the kite festival with a two year old and a two month old. As parents, we hadn't quite figured out the WE HAVE TWO KIDS NOW thing and, as a toddler, Nory hadn't quite figured out the IT'S NOT JUST ME NOW thing. It was an awkward phase of adjustment for our family and I don't think anyone was able to enjoy the festival to the fullest.
But that was LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR WAS DIFFERENT. THIS YEAR, we went to the kite festival with a commentating three year old, a walking one year old, and a much more confident parenting team. We've really started to get comfortable as a family of four and I think it made the outing so much more relaxed than last year's. We also got to see the kites through Jettie's eyes (#pureaweandexcitement) and listen to Nory as she described THE BIGGEST KITE and HER FAVOURITE KITE and THE KITES THAT ARE PINK and.....anything else that came to mind. IT WAS AWESOME.
So.
Perhaps my photos DO look like last year's.
And maybe they will look the same as the ones I post next year, too.
But they are different to me :) And this year's pictures are THE BEST PICTURES YET!
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