My cousin Daniel drove down from Ohio and stayed with us for a few days. He will be moving to Tampa at the first of the year to do an internship, so he came down to check out places to live. We really enjoyed having him stay and hang out with us. And we are looking forward to having some family living near us! So on Sunday after Anna woke up from her nap, we decided to drive to the beach. We made it in time for the sunset, which was absolutely gorgeous, but boy was it cold outside!!! Here some pics from our little outing to the beach.

Daddy & Anna

My cousin Daniel.

Mommy & Anna

Family Pic!

Some kind of sea life...

What a beautiful sunset and a reminder of God's beautiful creations!

This was Dan's monkey that Anna found in her closet! We forgot all about him until one day he appeared. So now Anna has a new friend who's not much different in size :)

Monkey was giving Anna a kiss after she bonked her head. It was the only thing that would make it better.

Anna, monkey, & Daddy

Anna really likes giving him cuddles.

"I'm so glad I found this monkey! Now I just have to name him :)"

It was such beautiful day yesterday so we decided to get out of the house and enjoy it at the park! Anna loved it!!! We couldn't hardly get her to slow down.

Anna on the run!

Anna loved the swing.

I love this one!

Daddy helping Anna down the slide.

Daddy and Anna checking out the ostrich.

This is my SWEET GIRL!!! Anna loves to climb in or on anything. What a gorgeous smile too :) I feel so blessed to have such a beautiful, healthy little girl!

Dan's 28th birthday was this past Thursday. I think he had a pretty good day. Anna and I drove out to the hangar to have lunch with him, and then we went out to the Celtic Crossing for dinner. Celtic Crossing is an Irish Pub, so it was like having dinner at a Pub at home for Dan! And the food was pretty tasty too.
Happy Birthday!!!