lions and tigers and bears - oh my!

Dear Kai,

Today we took you to the zoo for the first time. Your dad and I have been looking forward to this for awhile now but we held out until we thought you could appreciate it a little more and not sleep through the visit. 

This was also a special visit as we went with your Gran and Great Aunt Elaine.  You enjoyed riding on the Zoomobile with Great Aunt Elaine and didn't want to go in your stroller at all which made nap time a bit tough but you managed to get a bit of shut eye in your baby bjorn.

I think your favourite animals were the hippos and the elephants.  You thought the hippos needed to go for a swim so you called out to them until they came towards you and took a dip in their pool.  The elephant snuck up on Daddy and you but you didn't seem to mind and were quite mesmerized by its gentle strides around the enclosure.

It was a big day indeed and you were quite tired by the end of it.  It is now safe to say that music of any kind will calm you down and Adele seems to be the ticket at the moment. She made many the appearance at the zoo via my iPhone (thank goodness for this technology!).

We didn't get to see everything but that's okay since Daddy and I got zoo memberships so we can take you back again soon.  It will be so fun to see which animal amuses you next time.  Until then we will continue to live with our own crazy zoo animals Lily & Spout!

Gaol Daonnon
Mum

a song for kai

Dear Kyla,

Today you are five months old and your Daddy and I cannot believe how fast time has flown over the past few months.  We just got back from Nana and Grampa's cottage where we spent a week with Great Aunt Elaine from Scotland and Gran.  So many memories were made, many photographs taken but still your Daddy and I cannot help but feel like all of these moment are slipping away too fast so we decided to start writing letters to you so each little memory has a home where we can come back to.  So here is your first letter.  

I could tell you about everything that has happened over the past few months or all the wonderful and clever things you are doing right now but I will save those things for later letters.  For now I wanted to show you something very special, a song written especially for you.  You may not recognize any of the words yet but I am sure you know the tune as your Daddy and I sing it to you often.  It was written for your dedication just a few weeks ago, a very special day where we celebrated you!

I think as you grow up it will become one of your favourite songs and I hope you will hear our love in the tune as you hum it throughout your life.

Gaol Daonnan

Mum

A Song for Kai

                                                     








We want you to know

You are surrounded by love

Like the great, big ocean

That we’ve spoken of

We want you to dream

When the daylight breaks

To imagine an enchanted world

Even when you’re awake

And though we don’t know how to do it      

And you have to grow your own wings

We want you to teach you to listen                         

To the beauty in everything,

To listen to it sing

          

When you finally arrived

We were so surprised

That this tiny stranger

Could change our lives

We want you to know

We want you to discover

All of the places we love

And our love for each other

And though we don’t know how to do it

And you have to grow your own wings

We want you to teach you to listen

To the goodness in everything,

To listen to it sing

Maybe it’s supernatural, finding out

That paradise is

How wonderful life is

That heaven’s reflection is in your smile

Our best advice is

Whatever the crisis

To listen to the song in your heart

When you fall asleep at night

Close your eyes and we’ll kiss you,

Love ain’t the issue

There’s always enough to go around

And though we don’t know how to do it      

And you have to grow your own wings

We want you to teach you to listen                         

To the beauty in everything,

To listen to it sing