Today Pooks went to school to make a lantern for Independence day in Costa Rica. We picked her up at 2:30 and came home for a little snack and pool time with Sabsy before we all headed out again at 4:30 to meet up with everyone for the town parade.

Ashley heard it started at 5pm so we all met up at one of the supermarkets where it was supposedly starting. Turns out we were an hour early, and at the wrong market (typical CR situation). Apparently 1/2 the town was under the same impression. Anyway, we found the correct starting point, waited about 45 minutes as everyone was arriving with their lanterns and amazing creations, and then finally the band started playing and we headed on our march!

It was about an hour long by the time we got to the finishing point. I made sure to stay close to the band so that Sabs would be mesmerized and distracted by the drums, rather than focusing on the fact that we were walking in a line like a herd of cows in the heat. It worked, and we had a bunch of fun. We saw friends and neighbors from town all along the way and Sophie waved her little Costa Rican flag as we made our way down the road.

I dont have many pics b/c it was getting dark and we were busy chatting and marching but here are a few from our little adventure.

After the parade we piled into the car and waited as the tail end finished marching. Sabs had her head out the window yelling “Hola Jadyel” to everyone who marched by. I dont know what they thought she was saying but she received a great response and yelled strong for about 5 minutes of the ride. We had to pick up the quad 1/2 way back b/c we had gotten it serviced that day. The girls and I rode the quad in the dark and Pooks was completely geeking out yelling Yee Haw as we were riding down the road. We stopped for some yummy ice cream and got home a little after 7:30. When we were walking into the house Pookie looked at us and said “So is Appendix day over?”. She seriously thought we were celebrating the people getting their appendix taken out. Priceless.

They are so individually hilarious that I had to watch this twice. First time I watched Sabs, and second time I watched Pooks. I love Sabs move at the end when she slams her foot down like Elsa to make ice (you hear me say oooh ice) and then does this special back up move like she is being blown by an icy wind. We had to cut the video short b/c Pooks was bothered that Woe woe (bow, bow woe, flower, flo bo) nipped her when she was down (teething obviously, not malicious).

This is after 7 hours of driving when Pooks and I were waiting in the parking lot for dada and Sabs to come out of the store after buying car cleaner and wipes to sanitize the puke mobile. Pookie put on the video without telling me so we just chatted into it. Pretty uneventful but there isn’t much video of me so one day this will be watched and cherished for more than it is. :). Love you always peanut!

These videos may seem a little redundant, however the look in little Pookie’s eyes is anything but redundant. She isn’t in a kitchen having her momma video her. She is on a stage, full of lights, in a fairy tale fit for only the finest ballerinas. Or perhaps she is in an enchanted forest with sweet fuzzy animals that can speak? Wherever she is, it is a wonderland. May she always dream big and transform her surroundings into the magic that is Sophie. Shine bright lil one.