With my tummy getting really big and the grand entrance of the little one soooo near (well, 7 more weeks or less to go), we really can't travel far, but all of us, especially Grace needed a getaway, so we ended up with a hotel stay at Flamingo by the Beach during the weekend. Grace was the happiest, while daddy was the most tired person. Why?
Grace had not been to a beach (for beach fun) before (she'd had some seaside experience during her fishing trips when she was very young but not the beach) and so she was all excited to go. Last weekend (the one before our getaway) we bought her beach toys (with bucket, spades, etc) and told her that we're going to the hotel and beach. Wow! She was indeed very excited. She keep on making her countdown everyday (.....a good way to teach her deduction).
Well, her daddy wanted to let her have a preview of the beach and so, on last Sunday (again, before our beach vacation), we went to a seafood restaurant by the beach for dinner, while letting Grace the chance to play at the beach. And....she was like this when on the way....
Then, seeing that the beach is so short (very near to the sea) and seeing this.....
she gets upset, cried and wanted to escape the beach.
After which, she told us, she don't want to play sand (@ the beach) when we go for our hotel stay, all she wants is swimming.
The day came, and she told her teachers and friends that she's going to the hotel. We went for lunch with a little girl whom is not interested at all in eating but going to the hotel. Then all she uttered in the car was, "Are we there yet? Is this the hotel? Where is the hotel?".......
Once there, she was greeted by the nice pool and marvellous beach, and all she can think off is "PLAY" and "SWIM".
But it was still too sunny, so forced her to take a nap. However, the nap was not very long, interrupted by a call from don't know who! And, she was again, asking to go for a swim. Still too sunny, so daddy and Grace went down to have a look. Once back, "Mummy, please help me change. I'm going swimming". Here's the happy girl...swimming. She had her swim again the next morning, right after breakfast and in the evening too.
After the swimming session, we managed to persuade her to the beach, let's see her progress......Daddy had to carry her, she was too concerned on the sand getting into her slippers.
Then she had to sit on her personal chair....
Daddy, trying to convince her that it's ok to sit on the sand....
Bingo....she now sits on the sand.
But, daddy had to be very near her.
Next step, getting to the water....see how she's trying to get away...
Still trying to get away....
Still....wanted to run away....
The next day, she refused to go near the water. All she did was play sand.
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