I mentioned in a recent #ThrowbackThursday and I want to make sure we have lots of family photos for Missy Moo to see when she’s older. I can easily admit that it’s not always easy to accomplish quickly!
On Wednesday we attended the Royal St. John’s Regatta, the oldest continuous sporting event in North America. It’s a holiday that is weather dependent and will shut down businesses in St. John’s based on the judgement call of the Regatta’s organizing committee (which consists of volunteers no less).
It’s definitely a unique situation to say the least. You can wake up on Regatta Day and even if there isn’t a cloud in the sky, if it’s very windy, that’s not going to work for the rowing races, so the committee will have to delay it until the next day (again weather permitting). You could also wake up to a morning with lots of overcast and light rain, but if the winds are good and the rest of the day’s forecast seems ideal, then the city will likely shut down for the day.
Anyway, since this was the first Regatta for little miss, we wanted to make sure a few photos were taken. I attempted to take some selfies of Matt, Missy Moo and I and there were mixed results. I imagine that little miss had some interesting thoughts going on in her head as we tried to have her cooperate.
Here’s what happened…
“Hey, what’s that over there?”
“Mommy your hair is very wavy today.”
“It’s so fun to pull your hair when you sit close to me like this.”
“Are we still taking photos?”
“Ah-choo!”
“Fine! I’ll look at the camera. But I don’t have to like it!”
Matt and I then took turns taking a few photos…
“I thought we were done. I have an itch on my face. Hold on a second.”
“Cheese!”
“There’s so much of your face for me to grab!”
“Daddy your hair isn’t very long, but it’s still fun to pull.”
“Hi! This is my dad. He’s really awesome.”
“I love you too Daddy”
“My bottom lip tastes amazing. Nom nom nom!”