Beach Day!

We spent today at the beach.

We had the place practically to ourselves.

We built sandcastles 

and had a picnic lunch.

We love being at the beach!

After the beach, Harper needed some pool time.

We had dinner at Waterfront Urban Diner

and checked out the Camana Bay shopping area.

There was a Halloween event going on and 

they had a giant outdoor movie screen.

Back at the resort, we made s’mores.

They were so yummy!

It was another perfect day on Cayman Island.

Stingray City!

Today we took a boat to Stingray City.

It is located on a sandbar in the middle of the ocean

and there are lots of giant stingrays.

Harper liked holding the conch shell more than the stingrays.

The stingrays were swimming all around us and would rub our legs like a cat would.  They love to be petted.

Later, we spent some time at the hotel pool

and enjoyed another beautiful sunset!
We are so thankful for another day in paradise!

Grand Cayman!

We’ve been having lots of fun on

Grand Cayman Island.

Today, we had the beach to ourselves!

The water was so clear!

Harper tried out a new snorkel mask

and chased lots of fish.

We couldn’t believe we were the only people on the beach!

We swam

and snorkeled for hours!

At our hotel, we watched the turtles

and the chickens!  They are everywhere on Cayman Island.

The sunset was so gorgeous!

We found a great place called Craft for dinner

and Harper had fondue for the first time!

Needless to say, she was quite a fan of dipping

fresh fruit, marshmallows and brownie bites in melted chocolate!  It was a pretty perfect day!

Labor Day Fun

Today, we grabbed pizza from Minsky’s,

then headed to the park for a picnic.

The Kona ice truck was there!

Then it was time to play!

Harper made me motion sick on the rocking toy 🤢

Then she needed to rest!

Later, we went to Watkin’s Mill for some paddle boarding!

Ashley tried it too!

We came home and had tacos by the pool, played water Uno, and of course we swam!

We don’t want summer to end!

Ethnic Enrichment Festival 2022

On Sunday, Harper’s Chinese dance class performed 

at the Ethnic Enrichment Festival.

It was their first performance since COVID started.

They performed a traditional Chinese fan dance.

All of the girls did a fantastic job!

I was so thankful that several of my friends came to watch.

My friends, Siew and Brenda, are two of Harper’s

biggest supporters!  They are always there to cheer her on.

Afterwards, we traveled through all of the

countries sampling the foods of the world.

We had the best cherry lemonade from Italy plus

 tons of food from Laos and Samoa.

It was a beautiful day at Swope Park!

Harper’s 10 year adoption anniversary!

This weekend, we celebrated TEN years of

giggles and hugs and laughter with Harper.

For her adoption anniversary, 

we followed our usual traditions.

She got a new charm for her bracelet.

Then we went to Build A Bear to adopt a new stuffed animal.

She still loved building her bear.

She named her rainbow colored peace bear Reese.

We stuffed ourselves with lots of yummy food

at a Chinese buffet.

We are so blessed to get to spend our lives with

this little bundle of happiness.

Happy 10th adoption anniversary Harper Grace!