Misunderstood

I learned something yesterday. If you get a toddler excited about packing a backpack full of books and toys for a trip to the beach the following day, she may think you are leaving immediately! Poor Ella, she really thought we were going to get in the car and drive to the beach that very instant. Nothing I said calmed her down. She just had to have a full-on melt down. "Beach!!!! Beach!!!! Dooooor! Dooooor!" she wailed as she pointed to the front door, as if I didn't know which way to go to get out.

These are the moments when you just try not to laugh. I tried to help her understand that we were leaving tomorrow and that Daddy wasn't even here and we surely didn't want to leave without him but she wasn't having it. She just had it in her mind that NOW was the only time to go. Tomorrow? It might as well be next year. My sweet little girl. I really felt for her because it was my own parenting novice that resulted in this tizzy. Now I know for next time.

So now it's Saturday. Today we will  head out the door for a road trip to the beach with our dear friend, Charlotte. Happy belated Canada Day. Have a great weekend!