Holidays

One last big holiday before I went back to work. Brad's mom's family gets together for March Break at Myrtle Beach - on the east coast of the US. So we enjoyed a wonderful week with the fam. Shopping, walking on the beach, and just loving being with people who love us so much. Some highlights - watching Aria with her aunties, uncles & grandparents - finding underthings that fit that weren't $100+ - walking on the beach and collecting shells - Aria having her first beach experience - Aria celebrating her first First birthday party.

I've got pictures of SOME of those events...sorry - none of the underthings...

Here's Aria enjoying the sand - she loved playing in it, loved running her fingers in it and walking on it.

The water was cold, but Aria didn't seem to care - she loved the waves coming towards her, loved the sand going through her toes, and was totally content to sit and let the waves hit her. She kept trying to walk further and further into the water!!

Aria with Auntie Beth (and wearing her birthday gift)

Aria with Grandma

Aria's first party for her birthday - Grandma made brownies with a marshmellow topping followed by chocolate icing. It took Aria a bit to get into it, but eventually she got the idea.




On the way home we spent a day in Seattle - rather than doing all our travelling in one day, we stayed over night and spent the next day swimming in the hotel pool, visiting Experience Music Project ...(Aria loved the colours, and the grate underneath the metal building)...



and spending over an hour in line waiting for the border...

It was good to spend a bit of time together with just the three of us.

Check out those curls!!