Today was all about swimming. Swim at the pool right after breakfast, then have lunch. Swim at the beach after lunch, then go to the pool again. For dinner we went to a pizza place. Those of you who know about our new dairy-free diet may be confused as to why we chose pizza for dinner. Well, we've seen some positive results from giving up dairy. But to be sure what we're seeing is really from giving up dairy, we have to reintroduce dairy to see what the effects are. Usually, it takes about 20-30 hours for digested dairy proteins to affect a person. We'll see sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening how cheese affects little Miss Oo.
Below are some pics from the pool. The swimming lessons have finally paid off for Oo. She loves jumping into the deep end, doing the back stroke for the width of the pool, and trying to do hand stands. T is currently in a phase where he doesn't want his face wet. He was as happy as could be when we put a life vest on him and he could doggie paddle fearlessly through the pool. He even started jumping into the deep end too, but we still had to be there to catch him. His bravery with the water is increasing daily on this trip. Perhaps he'll be dunking his face in by the week's end.
Here are some pics from today's fun:
Day Four
Oo wanted to wake up early to look for sea creatures on the beach. To ensure that she would wake up early, she set her own kind of "alarm." She wrote "Wake at morning light" on a piece of paper and stuck it under her pillow. Lo and behold, her alarm worked! She woke me up at 6:30, and we tiptoed out the door without waking the guys. We didn't see many creatures, but we did find this little guy. Any of you know what it is?
After our morning nature hunt and breakfast, the four of us repeated yesterday's schedule — pool, lunch, beach, then pool. The day was much like yesterday, with two exceptions: dolphins and a shark! During our beach time, as the kids jumped in the waves and Adrian bobbed around in deeper water, the lifeguards started blowing their whistles and telling everyone to get out of the water. Oo and I went up to a lifeguard to find out what was going on. A shark had been spotted! The lifeguards told us not to go any further into the water than knee-deep. Determined to see a shark, I stood there at the water's edge and scanned the water for a dorsal fin. I stood there a long time, and Adrian made fun of me for it, but I didn't care. What else was I going to do while the kids played contently by themselves?
For dinner, Adrian made salmon in a orange basil sauce. Yum! As we were finishing up, I glanced out the condo window at the ocean and saw a dorsal fin! "Shark! I yelled without thinking, and I ran out onto the balcony. Adrian and the kids ran after me to get a look. As I pointed out where I saw the fin, the creature surfaced again. What I thought was a shark was actually two dolphins swimming together. Shark or not, seeing a large sea creature so close to shore was still pretty cool.
After dinner, we went looking for shells on the beach. Oo carried a bucket with her, but T did not want to take anything with him on the walk. Apparently, T regretted his choice because a few minutes into the walk he threw a fit and demanded to go back. Oo and I continued on the walk, while Adrian headed back with T. But not too much later, we bumped into Adrian and T again. Adrian said T ran as fast as he could on sand all the way back to the condo's ground-level storage closet. Then T stood there and begged for Adrian to unlock the closet. When Adrian opened the door, T dashed in, grabbed a small shovel, and started running back to the beach as fast as his little legs would carry him. Adrian locked the closet and ran after T. Together they ran on the beach trying to catch up with me and Oo, but T stopped periodically to dig small, random holes in the sand before breaking into a run again.
Below is a pic of the kids and I on the beach, shortly before T left to get his shovel.
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