BEACH BUMS!

I know it's a few days late but I just now have had time to share about our Spring Break beach trip. We had such an amazing, relaxing week. Our little girl does such a good job riding in the car. We are so blessed that she doesn't go crazy on a semi-long trip. The weather started off kind of chilly but then it definitely warmed up after a couple of days. We enjoyed going out on the beach and playing in the sand (and water) with Bella. She was adorable in her little striped bikini. What can I say, I have to brag about how beautiful my little girl is. Daniel and I loved spending a whole week with Bella and not having to worry about work. (If you are a parent, you know how wonderful that is). Here are some things that we really enjoyed doing during the week:


Bella played in the sand & ate the sand (even though we tried to stop her)

She tried to get the water and eventually did because her Papa let her. That made it worse because after that we had to chase her the whole week :)






Ate at some delicious restaurants: PF Changs, Yamato (Japanese Steakhouse), Carabas, Liberty. Bella is hilarious because she likes to take her pieces of food and dip them in ranch dressing (or some kind of sauce) and then makes the biggest mess you have ever seen. She is also trying to feed herself now (Independence is a difficult thing sometimes) :)

We had our 2nd annual tradition of taking Bella to Build-a-Bear to make a stuffed animal. Last year we made Gracie (the cat), which is in Bella's crib every night. This year we let her make a white bear which we named "Tinkerbear". Mrs. Independence wanted to do everything herself.







We just had so much fun spending time together with each other and my parents (Nana and Papa). Bella loves spending time with them and we love it too because Mommy and Daddy got to go on a date! (Japanese was wonderful!) I guess the biggest thing that I realized on this trip is how important my family is to me. I have the best husband and daughter in the world. They make me smile everyday. I also have the best parents ever. I really enjoyed having a great week at the beach! I am so blessed and I thank God every day for the wonderful people in my life!