Children of the Sea

Girls' Trip!

I finally decided that I MORE than needed a vacation...and my mom offered the perfect getaway. Hard to say no to that. Aaron and I have such a hard time planning vacations with Nate due to all the preparations needed to ensure he is A) comfortable in his surroundings without too much panic or sensory overload...and B) that he has all of his medications, supplements, special foods, etc...  We decided Neve was ready for an adventure without her brother, so she can experience things that just wouldn't interest Nate right now.

We hopped a flight to Orlando, Florida, and drove out to Clearwater Beach for a few nights.

Neve got the best seat in the airport. :) We kind of had a lot of luggage..is it wrong to pack 9 pairs of shoes for a 4 year old? I think not. :)

Neve had never been to, or even seen, the beach before (deprived child, I know).. so we woke up bright and early and had our breakfast beach side.

One of my favorite friends from Ohio, Jackie, had moved to Florida a couple years ago when we moved back to Arizona. She made the trip to the beach with her 4 girls and Neve had the best time ever. Jackie's girls are bursting with energy and fun. SUCH a good match for Neve.

The gulf was so warm and calm like a lake. She wanted to play in it all day.

BUT, she was even MORE excited to have crab legs for the first time.

This is Neve and Piper- they are both soon-to-be Kindergartners!

After dinner we headed back down to the beach to watch the sunset after the storm...

Neve and her Grandma Ding.

Next day we headed back down to spend the whole day just playing in the ocean and checking out the pier.

Neve said this was definitely the best part of our trip- seeing our long lost buddies, spending lots of time with Mom and Grandma Ding, and of course- THE OCEAN!!