Daddy-Daughter Day

To make up for lost time working through the month of August, I took today off and kept Piper home with me.  We took an adventure to visit Mommy at work, followed by a trip to the Mall of America.  

Piper was so excited to see Mommy in the middle of the day!  Piper was a little bashful, but, in her defense, she did meet a lot of people.  She got to see what a cubicle is and sit in Mommy's chair.  Everyone loved Piper's new sunglasses (which she wore the whole time).  

Piper thought the Mall was quite exciting.  She was fascinated by the gigantic Dora, and wanted to touch her foot.

For rides, I had only planned to bring her to the bouncy house, because I know she loves that.  But the bouncy house was only open for 20 minutes every hour and we always seemed to miss it.  Piper saw the Balloon Race ride and said she wanted to go on it.  So we watched how the ride worked and saw other people go on it first.  She said she still wanted to give it a try, so we went for it.  It was Piper's first amusement park ride and she loved it!!  It was so much fun to see her light up as we went up into the air.

We followed that success with a ride on Swiper's Sweeper, in which several little cars go around a short track and go very, very fast around the corners.  Again, Piper's delighted screams could be heard over the noises of the ride.

After lunch, we finished our visit with a ride on the carousel.  Of all the animals, Piper wanted to ride the zebra-horse.  She was a bit less vocal about her enjoyment of this ride, but she still had fun.

It was simply a fantastic day together and I was constantly reminded how lucky we are to be the parents of this delightful kid.