Trip to FL...Go High!

  Every new experience seems to be pure joy for our Annie Kate!

Last week was her first trip to sunny Florida and the beach! In preparation for the trip we tried on sun dresses, swim suits and shorts! Each outfit was received by, first "my can do it" (dressing herself) then "so pity" while twirling around in circles.

Every morning  mounted on the back of Mom's bike, it was off to bagels with helmet, sunglasses and new flip flops.

The first trip to the beach was priceless. Before the ocean was even in sight Annie Kate was offended by the sand touching her toes. Raised on her tip toes she exclaimed : "dirty! " When she actually got to the beach and tried to walk in the soft, dry sand she looked as if she was 85 years old. Clutching her bag, head down, hunched over each tiny step looked as if she was walking on a tight rope with frightening perils on either side. 

The small waves rolling in were totally perplexing to her. First the water is here then it's gone but here it comes again!

As with each new adventure Annie adjusts in record time. Within 10 minutes she was in the water with big brother Timmy and making birthday cakes for mommy out of sand requiring a chorus of "hoppy bird day to ewe ,Mama" with each presentation.

Annie Kate would have stayed at the beach all day. Lesson learned: bring an extra bathing suit. When her bottom is full of sand....off comes the suit, refusing to put on the "dirty" outfit.

Back at the pool her favorite activity was to have Baba throw her into the air and catch her as she splashes back into the water. While wiping the water out of her eyes she yells: "Go high!" 

Leaving the pool even for the occasional "she she" 
(bathroom) was torture for Annie Kate. So when nature called and Mama wasn't present, this 3 year old convinced Baba that peeing along side the bushes next to the pool was acceptable behavior implying this wasn't the first time and Mama was on board with this. Not!