Day 239 (Mindo)

Lily Heads Back to Mindo

... and this time she is quite a bit larger than last time. Here she is arriving at school on Friday afternoon ... and all the kids went crazy over her ... it was quite fun interrupting everyone's classes

Lily and dad taking their naps on the way to Mindo

... here she is waking up the next morning. You can see how clean her shirt is. She was a ball of fun at 6am, after not sleeping for basically the entire night.

... but she was happy and sweaty once she got her bottle

... and she stole the show at the Dragonfly Inn. She was all smiles for everybody ... and like every eatery in Ecuador, the waitresses took Lily and played with her while we ate.

Then it was time for her eat ... and we got lots of funny faces while she called for her food.

... and then peacefully sated for a wonderful moment

To the butterfly reserve!!

... and here she is waking up on her second morning, after a great night's sleep

Peek-a-Boo!

... and a great smile to leave you with!

... and here is a great article that got a little teary eyed, and reminded to treasure every moment with Lily because she will be grown up in the blink of an eye ... I keep worrying about the day when she tells me that she doesn't want to hang out with me any more, or doesn't want to go to the park with me.

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