Molly’s (my granddaughter) favorite song is Pharrell Williams’ “Happy”. She instantly begins to clap and dance, which in turn makes all the adults around her do the exact same thing. I don’t think she really understands the meaning or the words yet but the tune alone sends the right message.
Last week this little girl truly found her “Happy Place”.
We took a mini vacation to San Diego . . .
Where she taught us all what Happiness is.
Reminding us the joy of building sandcastles in the sand . . .
The excitement and feel of the ocean water as it hits your toes for the first time . . .
And pulls you toward it over and over again.
The happiness of playing catch on the beach . . .
And pretending to surf . . .
Of relaxing and people watching . . .
And even being normal (can’t live without those phones).
Bonding with Uncle Riley . . .
Riding an old fashioned Merry-go-round . . .
and watching grandma and parents be crazy on the roller coaster.
Eating breakfast at beachfront cafe’s
and ending with dinner at another.
Even meeting up with dear friends . . .
Yes, Tamera Beardsley, my friend I met from blogging and her husband, daughter Ellis and her fiancé Elliot drove down for an afternoon visit.
Gifting Tori and me with one of her handmade bracelets and making us feel truly crowned.
I can easily see why Molly adores this song, clapping along because she knows what happiness is to her, clapping along because she knows happiness is the truth and clapping along because that’s what she wants to do.
Thank you sweet girl for teaching us to clap along as well.
I’m clapping gleefully at this post! It’s a lovely pick-me-up on a rainy afternoon!
So glad it helped brighten your day.
The love this post oozes… So warming. You are so blessed with all this happiness. I think you deserve it and it is wonderful!
Greetje
Thank you Greetje. Actually just spending 4 complete days with those I love most in all the world is pure happiness. I don’t get this opportunity too often.
What a wonderful mini vacation. Kids bring out the kid in all of us.
How lovely you got to meet Tamera.
bisous
Suzanne
Kids do bring out the best in us, thats for sure. The best part of blogging is meeting friends is person, Tamera and I have been able to do this a few times now and its absolutely wonderful. Looking so forward to our meet-up in July. I actually talked to Tamera about this and I’m sure hoping she’ll join us.
This is such a sweet and happy post! Next time you are back in Southern California, I would love to meet you.
Thank you for joining TBT Fashion link up and hope to see you Thursday.
Alice
http://www.happinessatmidlife.com
Alice, I totally forget you lived in SoCal. I will definitely connect with you next time I’m there.
This is by far my all time favorite, such great pics you captured of this awesome family.. Love Mom
You have taught us well on how to have a fun life.
Trina,
Well I know I found MY happy place by reading this! Molly is so beautiful and enchanting… thanks for taking me back to the basics of simple pleasures. The photographs are suburb in quality and so expressive and wonderful in content.
It is not just the pretty bracelet…you are crowned… a Queen to have such bounty in love,
and BTW.. you are rocking the beach wear, your workouts are showing!
xx, Elle
http://mydailycostume.com
You are so correct, I have been richly blessed with a bounty of love and I’m eternally grateful each day for this. As for the beach wear, ha . . . I do a pretty good job of covering up but thanks for the compliment. I don’t know about all of you, but the older I get the more I have to keep upping those workouts. After spending a month running around with Molly, and carrying her quite a bit, I was glad I have kept up with these.
What an absolutely captivating post my dear! You captured such love, joy and beauty in every photo … I had to go back and view it a several times … it is completely transporting! I got a chuckle out of “Yes Mom I love you”
It was such a treat for me to have our families meet! I felt like I had met yours all before … especially Tori! Mollydoll is such a true joy!
Thank you for sharing such beauty and joy today! I look so forward to our next meet up my dear friend!
xoxo
Tamera
It truly was a treat for our families to meet. We all have so much in common. Par thinks the world of Jeff and we were all very impressed with Elliot, you are gaining a wonderful son. And, Ellis, I felt as if I had known for ages. Tori and I just keep saying how fun it would be to live closer to one another.
The “Yes Mom I love you”, ha . . . that’s my kid who absolutely hates when I’m taking pictures, so I thought I would help remind him. He’s already called about this one. But it’s good to make them laugh at us once in awhile, right?
Have you thought anymore about the July meet-up in Vancouver?