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Beach Day for Our Little Sweetheart

Okay…I’ll be the first to admit — Nico and I both forgot it was Valentine’s Day until we were headed down the street and saw a lady selling flower baskets on the sidewalk. : I ‘Seems like things have been so busy lately, that we’ve even forgotten the day-of-week. In a sense, remodeling and money woes have taken over our lives. I know we’re not alone!

When it comes to making ends meet, our ends are quite frazzled these days. For this reason, it’s especially wonderful to escape to the beach with our little’n. Of course, when we’re out on the East end of the island, Baby starts directing us towards one of her favorite parks: Nixi’s Pirate Play Park…as we refer to this particular playground.

It’s a nice escape from the chaos of restoring our vintage caravan, no matter what day of the week. Even though the wind was…

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Okay…so it’s been right under our feet practically the whole time we’ve been islanders — an adorable ‘fit for a fairy tale’ play park village just a few streets over from our little Caravan abode. Nico set out one day with Baby in tow, pedaling down the road because we had one restless little toddler and Mom (that would be me) needed some much-needed time to herself.

A while later, here he comes down the road, and I could hear Baby protesting in the distance. She was obviously not too happy about something. So…he pulls into the driveway, and that’s when he began to tell me about the great play park discovery. I guess this is what I get for going ‘straight there and straight back home’ when I’m out and about. : /

I guess I just couldn’t see the forest for the trees! ‘Happens to me a lot. : )

A Pirate Kid’s Dream Come True!