Family Vacation July 2011
We planned a short trip to Florida in July to see the first Thompson great grandchild get married. Bella knows Whittni by face and name but they aren’t close-she just never forgets a name or face when she finds out she has more cousins. (On a side note, I am almost positive that she thinks cousins grow on trees and that these cousins were created just to make her happy.) I say all that to say this…This is the first real vacation where she wanted to know the plan in advance from start to finish and was bursting with exuberance about each detail as we described it (and then also later on, as we experienced them).
Perfect example– when we arrived at One Ocean Resort in Atlantic Beach FL, we were getting familiar with our new room that would be our home for the next few days when Bella was drawn to the large window overlooking the ocean-her tiny face and hands glued to the glass. As Paul was describing to her about our plans of going to dinner with family and making time for the ocean too, he directed his information her way and said ‘and Bella, we’ll set up your vacation bed (a toddler blow up bed which she adores) right next to that window so you can wake up to see the ocean every day.’ to which she immediately replied with such enthusiasm ‘are you freaking kidding me!?’.
Now I know that was the moment where I put on my Mommy hat and reminded her that little princesses don’t say such things but with the look of excitement and unbelief reflected on her face, in addition to using the phrase in its proper placement and tone, how could I resist but to fall on the floor laughing at my little comedian. Don’t get anxious just yet. We addressed it later-which is an entirely separate post in itself. More to come on the adventures of the July Lee Family vacation…
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