Miss Giggles...

As adults we sometimes forget the simple things in life, we get so bogged down with the hustle and bustle of everyday activities like paying bills, cleaning houses, running errands, and sometimes just trying to make it through the day, we tend forget to slow down and just enjoy the moments, the simple things like laughing our asses off - just because. I'm finding that one of the many benefits of being a parent is having a daily reminder, in the form of a two foot tall little girl, who finds joy in all that this big new world has to offer her.  

Everything is so new to her, every experience a chance to learn, but also a chance to enjoy. Everything scene, holds something of interest, sounds fascinate, touches tingle and smells intrigue. Sometimes I just watch her experiencing her world and I'm slightly jealous...to be able to experience life un-jaded by previous experiences, how wonderful that must be. Then I remember, Michael and I get to go along on this new adventure with her for a while so we better enjoy every minute of it!  Children truly allow you to re-experience the world through them, their reactions, the facial expressions, the quirky responses, and eventually their audible tales.  

I was recently going through some video clips we had taken of Abbey over these past months and found one of her taking in the hilarity of our dog BonBon. BonBon was just being her usual silly self, something Michael and I tend to overlook after 4 years of watching this animal root, grunt, fart, shake her toys, roll around on the floor, fall off the couch, snuggle under the sheets with us, amongst many other things, we forget just how funny her behaviors are to those who 1. appreciate a crazy dog and 2. aren't accustomed to her antics.

The following video clip was taken a month or so ago of little Miss enjoying the simple things in life...and it doesn't get any simpler than BonBon...it made me smile today when I saw it again so I hope it does the same for you!