Off to the shore. . .

We hear these words a lot around here. . . "I'm off to the shore this weekend." We live a little over an hour away from the Jersey shore and it is definitely a hot spot in the summer. Tomorrow we'll get to see what all the fuss is about. Andy has a pastor's retreat at the shore and Bella and I get to tag along. It's just a short little trip as we will return home on Tuesday. This will be Bella's first trip to the ocean.

Here's what Bella has been up to:
Playing in her toybox. Snuggling with her penguin, Private. He's one of the penguins from the movie 'Madagascar' which Bella loves right now. Playing on the church steps. . . always a fun activity.Being such a good mommy to her babies.Having a heart-to-heart with Daddy.Bella's new hobby: rock collecting. She likes to dig through the wood chips until she finds a rock and then she brings it over to her car. Sometimes I catch her smuggling a few in her fists when it's time to go inside. Sitting pretty with a few of her prized rocks. Notice that she has a little 'owie' by her eye. She was running through the parking lot, chasing her ball, when she tripped on the ball and landed on her face. Poor thing. It always makes me sad when she gets hurt while doing something that she really enjoys. I decided to bring my journal outside to write down a few thoughts while Bella was playing. Bella had other ideas. Notice that she has a few rocks nearby. We're finally got around to painting Bella's room. We still have to hang curtains and pictures, but it's coming along! Bella really wanted to help out.An artist at work. She really likes to color. . . especially with markers. A sampling of her latest masterpieces.GOING DOWN THE SLIDELIFE'S LITTLE TREASURESSPOONSTENNIS ANYONE?