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We went back to our favorite little beach spot last weekend. Our dear friend Charlotte's birthday gave us a great excuse to get away.

Happy Birthday, Charlotte!

Ella is enjoying the beach more and more. Andrey got some fun video of Ella's first buried-in-the-sand experience...

Ella loved being buried in the sand so much, we did it again the next day, this time with the help of the owner's daughters. 

 Sometimes she just does not want her picture taken .

 but I persisted...

Misunderstood

I learned something yesterday. If you get a toddler excited about packing a backpack full of books and toys for a trip to the beach the following day, she may think you are leaving immediately! Poor Ella, she really thought we were going to get in the car and drive to the beach that very instant. Nothing I said calmed her down. She just had to have a full-on melt down. "Beach!!!! Beach!!!! Dooooor! Dooooor!" she wailed as she pointed to the front door, as if I didn't know which way to go to get out.

These are the moments when you just try not to laugh. I tried to help her understand that we were leaving tomorrow and that Daddy wasn't even here and we surely didn't want to leave without him but she wasn't having it. She just had it in her mind that NOW was the only time to go. Tomorrow? It might as well be next year. My sweet little girl. I really felt for her because it was my own parenting novice that resulted in this tizzy. Now I know for next time.

So now it's Saturday. Today we will  head out the door for a road trip to the beach with our dear friend, Charlotte. Happy belated Canada Day. Have a great weekend!

Moalboal Trip and Canyoning Adventure

I've already posted a bit about this on Facebook about this trip but also want to record it here...

Andrey and I took our first trip just the two of us since our 5th anniversary in summer 2007. It was really nice to get away and do something we wouldn't do if we had kids already. We found this adventure company and found paying for a day tour totally worth it. We may do it again as they have many other tours available - from trekking up a volcano on Negros Island to river climbing.

The trip was the perfect mix between activity and relaxation. We stayed in a quiet little resort that we pretty much had to ourselves. It's pretty great that this place is only a 2.5 hour drive away. Am thinking we may have to get away a little more often. It's so refreshing to get out of the city every once in a while. We both realize how important it is for our relationship to have time away together and we are thankful for the opportunity to do that. It was like a breath of fresh air for our relationship and for each of us individually.

Here's a few shots from the trip. At the bottom is a short video of Andrey coming down the first waterfall. I'm telling you it was one of the funnest things I've ever done. A little scary but fully exciting and totally worth it. The guides were very experienced and not once did I doubt their abilities to lead us safely down the canyons. So fun!