R.I.P.

excuse the drama, but i may actually tear up while writing this post. this post is dedicated to a special pair of pink-polka-dot-sunglasses. yep, you read right. a pair of sunglasses. it's not the sunglasses that make me sad. ok, well maybe a little, but it's their story, their loyalty, their experience. yep - it's that dramatic.

cuz ya see, when spring 2008 had sprung and i could bring little e out to play, we needed to cover those gorgeous baby blues...that's when the real love affair began. i bought a cute pair of pink-polka-dot-sunglasses for my little elena when she was just 8 months old.

i know nothing about this story so far is impressive. but if you know my little elena at all, you would know she's super attached to these sunglasses. she wore them everywhere. it didn't matter if it was inside or outside or sunny or cloudy or summer or winter. no one could believe that when my 8 month old could finally play outside, she actually preferred, wanted and insisted wearing these sunglasses.

well, she has worn them....to death. ::cue tears here:: what?! you were warned. it's not that the sunglasses are 'gone.' it's what my little e's baby blues have seen through these pink-polka-dot-sunglasses. when i think about ALL the beautiful sights her little eyes have seen i, well, get teary. i mean, it's the FIRST time she's seeing things. and many many many of them have been through these cute pink-polka-dot-sunglasses...

lots of playtime at parks...


long strolls in the wagon...

bike rides with mom and dad...

the beautiful country of canada...

taking dips in the pool...


practicing to be a big sister...

real animals at the zoo...

turning one year old...

practicing her swing...

picking out the perfect pumpkins...

she'd even wear them at night...and in the winter...

on easter egg hunts...

while being strapped to her leash...

taking her first walks with her little sister...

driving for the first time...

taking her first bites of ice cream...

not liking the sprinkler...

but again loving the pool...

climbing...and feeling like she's on top of the world...seeing it all for the first time...

and just looking damn cute while doing it...

rest in peace cute pink-polka-dot-sunglasses. thank you so much for protecting my little e's baby blues and allowing her to see new things with an added spunk.

so....

we are on to new glasses. we gotta protect those baby blues. we stuck with pink....

with a slight pink tint...and still damn cute...

i told ya it was dramatic...

oh come on - stories are always a little better with some drama.

“With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.” -Jack Nicholson