I haven’t blogged in a while but tonight I had my mind blown.

I got home at my regular time from work and a very happy little girl and my wife met me at the front door. I love walking in the door hearing “Daddy!! Daddy!!” It makes my day.

Soon after getting home Eve and I decided that we needed to take a trip to Canadian Tire. She walked almost the entire way there, the entire time we were in the store and made it half way home. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and no, it’s not that far, but for a 17 month old, it was pretty impressive.

It really lights up your experience when you are walking around with a tiny human who is squealing with glee or singing Ba Ba black sheep the entire time. People smile, you smile and the world seems like such a great place.

Now, this is when the fun started. We got home and started the bbq. Eve was hanging out with Sue and I was sitting on the back steps waiting for the bbq to heat up, playing on my ipad. Next thing I hear is… dada, dada, dada and Eve is trying to find me. I open the door and she gives me the biggest smile. When I tried to close the door she got very upset.

I looked her in the eyes and said, “You can’t come outside unless you have you coat and hat on”. Eve turned around and ran over the deacon bench and proceeded to put on her hat and grab her coat.

MIND BLOWN!!! My tiny human understood!

I don’t really know what I was expecting but I was just in awe that she did that. I was in awe that she understood, and I guess that she wanted to hang out with me. I’m actually a little speechless about the whole experience.

Eve is growing up so fast and is learning so much. Watching her develop is one of the coolest experiences I think I’ve ever had. Everything is new, everything is fresh and everything is exciting.

I can’t wait to see what she does next…