We woke early - hey no one told the children that you normally sleep LATER on vacation - not wake up early! After coffee for mommy, muffins and fruit for the kiddos - we had decisions to make.
Mommy had a binder with all our choices for the day - we narrowed it down to the Zoo or the Aquarium.
The aquarium it was.
What fun we had! Mommy and daddy were both surprised how Xander and Mikaela lingered at each exhibit - asking questions, studying the animals, and getting excited at their new discoveries. Xander loved the Alligators - "look Daddy - here he comes!" Mikaela was interested in the man who dove into the tank to talk to us while swimming with the fish and sharks. I hope his job pays well!
After we saw every fish, turtle, frog, alligator, shark that they had to offer, we were tired. Back home to nap for Xander.
Not us girls though - it was time for a girls only outing. Nana Barbara, Mommy and Mikaela headed off to Mayfair (an outdoor shopping complex) to look around. We had a girly lunch at the American Bread Company, followed by a little window shopping. We had to go into Claires - Hello Kitty and Princess stuff in one place is a delight. Mikaela shopped for 30 minutes and bought nothing - who does that sound like?
She finally decided on a Barbie at Belk - the new Island Princess Barbie - what a deal - after her coupon (thank you nana Barbara), she only spent $8 of her money!
We all had ice cream back at Nana Barbara's to celebrate summer and headed off for a dinner picnic at the beach!
We were having such a great time - swimming, jumping waves, building sandcastles. We lost total track of time! We went to bed when the moon was up that night:).
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