2/9/20: Sunday funday

Our first day here! Lauren woke up about 6:30 and we headed outside, looked at the ocean and the pool. Daddy and Lauren took a quick kayak. We walked on the beach; Lauren loved shelling. She doesn’t like any of the black in the sand (debris), and really dislikes the ants. Abby woke up and sat in the sand; she kept picking it up and couldn’t figure out how to hang on to it!

Lauren jumped in the pool by 8:30 and talked Nana, Papa, and Daddy into joining her. By the time I came out after putting Abby down for a nap, Jeff said “you are never going to believe this, Lauren, show mommy how you swim” ... and Lauren, cries at swimming lessons Lauren, walked down the steps in her Puddle Jumper wings, glided into the water, and kicked all the way over to the ladder on the other side of the (albeit small) pool! I think my jaw was on the floor. I figured we’d get her there, but after a few days instead of 15 minutes! So, she’s a total fish and it’s so fun to watch her. The pool is cool in the mornings, but feels great when the sun is out in the afternoon. We took a break for naps and lunch, and Abby joined us in the pool in the afternoon. When Lauren woke up after her nap and heard Nana and Papa were outside swimming without her, she immediately stripped off her clothes and yelled “Nana, Papa, I’m coming!!!!” and scurried into her suit 😊

Jeff made awesome pina coladas at about 3pm. Abby’s top teeth are in and look huge! And her curly hair LOVES this weather!

Spaghetti for dinner. We watched a bit of the Oscars.

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