Your Child Might Be Spolied If....

For her fourth birthday you drive 2 hours to a "otel" so she can swim in a "otel" swimming pool....


..and jump on a "otel" bed...


...and sleep on her brand new princess pillow in a "otel" room...


..and open her presents on a sofa bed in a "otel" room.


And your child might be spoiled if you also then take her to Hampton Beach to see gigantic waves in the aftermath of Hurricane Bill...







Then after a full day in the sun and sand take her to Chuck E Cheese's even if your hair looks ridiculous from all the wind and you are wearing shorts that look horrible on you, and you are covered in sand from being hit by ginormous waves all afternoon....


And then, drive three hours home and let her take a bath with her super cool new Barbie Mermaidia Bath Tub Thingy...


Happy birthday Sweet Girl. I hope you had fabulous day. XXOO

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Just a few more images and a few words about our gigantic wave watching day. The waves in the aftermath of hurricane Bill were quite incredible, just amazing to watch. BUT they are dangerouls even, and I didn't really get how bad it was until we were driving home and hearing the reports of people being washed off a rocky cliff in Acadia State Park.

We were on these rocks....

when a HUGE wave came in, wasn't paying attention and we nearly lost Ella to the sea. There was a moment of shear panic as I looked around to find her. (Then another as I scanned the rocks for Max, who had been able to scramble up onto a big rock before the water hit.) Thank God she was right there, scrambling to stay on her feet with just her chin above water. We were surrounded by rocks, so she was able to hang on to one and I reached back and grabbed her before the water swept back out. It was scary for a second there and I am very glad that it wasn't as horrible as it could have been. Please pray for the family of a 7 year old girl who was swept out to sea and died today in Maine. I can only imagine the panic of that moment, the shock, and the devastation as her parents look for her and she isn't there. Please be careful if you are out there, it is amazing to watch the sea swell and crash against the wall and the rocks, but wow, we are no match for it's power.

It took awhile for her to get over it, poor baby. And on her birthday...


Here are a few images from the sea wall of Hampton Beach on the north side.