Wednesday, November 24, 2010

This Gal LOVED the beach. . .




We spent a little over a week in California the first part of November.
We had three magical days at Disneyland and California Adventure.
And two days (mostly for the adults in LA)
And two INCREDIBLE days at Newport Beach.


You'd think from a six year old. . .
Disneyland would have been a favorite.
And it was. . . she had such a great time.
She met Tinkerbell.
Enjoyed her FAVORITE ride more then 15 times which was the Hollywood Tower of Terror.
She got to sit front row VIP at the Aladdin musical.
Enjoy fireworks above Sleeping Beauty's castle and see Tinkerbell fly all around it.
It was definitely a magical first visit for her.

But what her most favorite part of our trip. . .
The BEACH!
Go figure!
She ran into that water like it was warm.
She splashed in that water like she wasn't cold.
She let that sun hit her face.
She build sand castles bigger then she was!
She is a California beach girl at heart.


It made me wish at this exact moment of watching her run and splash in the water. . .
I wished right then that she could hear.
I wanted her to experience every part of the beach.
The waves.
The water.
The serenity of it all.
I begged Desmond to let her wear her cochlear implant, of course, knowing that would have been a terrible idea.
I just wanted her to hear what WE ALL were hearing.

I realized later that day, after spending several hours at the beach.
It didn't bother her.
She was more then willing to throw that implant off and dive head first into those waves.
She could hear them up on the sand.

Sometimes I think I'm more worried about what she can and can't hear and I pay more attention to that then the moment we're in. So now. . . after my reflection. . . I'll spend more time relishing these moments with her. These moments when she jumps right into that ocean without a care in the world.