The weather was a bit overcast on Thursday after a big storm rolled through on Wednesday night. Daddy was diving and I really just wanted to hang out at the pool, so that's exactly what mom and I did. There was no one there most of the time and a little girl and her grandma joined us right before we had to leave. Mom didn't mind not having to drag ALL of our stuff down to the beach only to have to turn around to bring me back to the house to use the potty :) Pool is a little easier!
I picked out my ladybug hat to wear in the pool.
After nap, daddy came home and he brought me a few things from his dives again! He got a really cool shell and a piece of coral that had broken off and was lying on the bottom of the ocean. We left them outside to dry off a little.
The aquarium is open late on Thursday nights and it was PIRATE night! We decided to go for a quick visit before dinner.
Do you love my outfit? At one point I also had a bright blue headband on and my socks had the heel part on the tops of my feet.
I spy with my little eyes a toad! Do you see him?
A river otter! There were three of them and they played and swam around under the water.
I wasn't so sure about the shark.
I loved the ray tank!
This was the exhibit with the replica of the U-352, the U Boat that daddy got to dive on last year. There were sharks in the tank and a giant turtle! I like the sharks the best, though.
Color's off on this one, but this was one of the biggest sharks in the tank.
We went out to dinner at a really nice restaurant right on the water. It was a bit windy, but it was nice to sit outside. I got to see a few fishing boats drive by and I waved at all of the boaters.
Because I ate a good dinner and we're on vacation, mom and dad let me get a cupcake for dessert!
Look at the awesome moon!
I had an AWFUL night going to sleep on Thursday night. I wouldn't settle down and finally fell asleep after about 2 hours. Then I woke up about an hour later and it took another hour for me to settle down. I was finally down for the count around midnight - far too late for a not quite three year old! I slept until almost 8 on Friday morning, but mom woke up around 7, so she had some quiet time to sit outside and watch the ocean with a cup of coffee.
We spent the morning on Friday at the pool (or tried to at least). Mom went for a run, so dad took me to the pool. I had an unexplained tantrum and had to come back to the house. I wouldn't stop crying and wouldn't tell daddy what was wrong, so we had to leave. We ended up having an early lunch and early nap. When I woke up, we went to the beach for a while and I had a GREAT time. I was a little more independent this time and wandered down to the waters edge and let the ocean tickle my toes. I sat and made sandcastles for a while and sifted sand - who knew that could be so exciting??? I got to see two sets of helicopters flying close to shore - I waved at both of them. Daddy told me the second set was an Apache helicopter! They were pretty awesome.
We had to shower before dinner because I had SO much sand in my hair. Even now, I don't think it's all out, but mom did the best she could. We tried to stop at a seafood restaurant, but the line was way out the door and we didn't feel like waiting, so we went back across the bridge towards the dive shop and went to a Sports Bar type place that we had been to before. It was much quieter and we sat right down. I had some chicken fingers and mom and dad tried the conch fritters. They said they were awesome, but wouldn't let me try them :( Maybe next year.
Bedtime was MUCH better last night and I woke up around 7 this morning, so not too bad. Now we're just waiting for mommy's iPod to charge so we can go down to the beach again. Mom wants to go for another run (how many times do you get the chance to run barefoot - or at least with Vibrams - on the beach???) She wants to take advantage of the opportunity!
Hope everyone is doing well!
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