Fall Break

I had this week off of school, so we headed down south to visit family. We stopped halfway through the trip and got a hotel room, because the Overlord let us know that she was quite tired of being in the car. We had some play time in the hotel room, then it was lights out for us all.



The next day we finished our drive. All of the grandminions gave the Overlord her due praise, which she acknowledged graciously. Pimi gave her some blocks.



Papa Bob's trains were the star of the entire visit and she watched them over and over.



The next day we took her to the beach. She wasn't certain what the beach was, but she was getting excited from us talking about it. First we took her to the beach next to the inlet.



She walked out to the water, and after a bit of coaxing, she got close enough that a wave got her toes wet.



One was okay, but when the next wave came in, she yelled "Ocean coming back! Ocean coming back!" and ran off.



Since the entire ocean was a bit much, we took her to a little spot next to the rock walls of the inlet where there was a quite little pool of salt water. She was cautious at first but with some encouragement she eventually came into the water.



She quickly gained her confidence back and started to walk around, splash and play.



Throwing rocks was fun.



She even maintained a smile through a few tumbles.


What a character!



She played for quite some time before she got tired and it was time to head out. Quite an exciting day!