Mmmwa!
This weekend, we went to Newport to play in the sand and eat some bad fish. We didn’t intend to eat bad fish. In fact, when we ordered it, we still thought we were going to get good fish. But, World Famous Mo’s failed to deliver. We received something that looked more like it belonged at Shmo’s Happy Hut of Horrors. The clam chowder was runny and thin, the “chicken nuggets” that were on the kid’s menu for Lily were re-heated frozen chunks-o-chick’n, and our cod (in the fish and chips) was not worth ordering again. The only redeeming element to the experience was the waitress, whom succeeded in cheering up an ever-curious Lily with a toy shark. Bonus points, but the total still ran negative. Sorry, Mo’s.
(The look on Lily’s Face says it all)
Lily’s big kick of the trip was seeing the sea lions down at the harbor. The last couple of days, she has intermittently yelped out with “awh awha awh awha” emulating sea lions, followed by “shh” because some of them were sleeping.
In the picture, you will notice that some of the sea lions are on a float with a metal cage. That is there for their safety, as it helps the state wild-life officials in assisting them when they get caught in ocean debris.
I titled this post Mmmwa!, since that is the sound that she makes when kissing you. It’s my favorite good-night ritual she has of-late; a loving snog before bed.
Another one of my favorite habits she has is that when swinging, Lily cranes her neck back with joy and guffaws at the upside-down world. Although, earlier today, I found trappings from a meal, hidden in her neck folds – only exposed at the crescendo of one of these laugh-capades. Oh blissful joy, uncleanliness joy.