Had a year really passed since Emi's 5th birthday party? Amanda stared in awe at her 6-year-old as she ran around on the beach with Angelo and Aubrey. This year, they decided, since they were still in Rio, to have a little family get together on the beach. Nearby, Ceci and Rosa sat with baby Lucie while Rico joined in on the kids' and Teun's shenanigans.
Emi ran up to Amanda and Niels, snapping Amanda out of her dreamy gaze on her daughter. "Mummy, daddy, look at this," said Emi. She held out a seashell in the palm on her hands, her blue eyes sparkling with excitement. Amanda smiled, "That's a pretty cool seashell," she said. "Uh-huh!" Emi beamed and bounced up and down. She grabbed Niels' hand right afterwards. "Come on! I'll show you where I found-ed it." "Where you found it?" Niels asked, laughing at the cute grammatical error. He chuckled and let Emi pull him away. Amanda thought she was off the hook until Emi looked back and called to her. "Mummy, you too!" she exclaimed. "Come on." Amanda laughed as well and got up. "Coming, coming!" she said. She went after Niels and Emi now, following them to a tidal pool where there were several other shallow water critters. "So cool huh?" asked Emi. Amanda grinned and nodded. "Very cool. Are you having fun, birthday girl?" "Yes," said Emi, nodding excitedly. "Now I can say I'm six," she added proudly. "Indeed," Niels agreed, nodding. Six... Amanda thought. She wished time would slow down, but she couldn't deny that it was nice watching their little girl grow.
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August 2017
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