The Beach!!

The girls loved the beach!! Diya ate a few handfuls of sand and Isha enjoyed making sand castles.

I absolutely love this picture!! Nothing sweeter than a Daddy you can trust to keep you safe!

This was after a mouthful of sand. She also enjoyed putting it in her hair.

Me and the girls on the beach! I can't believe I am putting this picture out for the whole world to see.

Daddy and Diya checking out the ocean.

This life jacket was awesome!! We got it hoping that Isha would be a little more independent. She still wanted us to hold her in the pool. She doesn't trust that she will float. This summer there are some serious swimming lessons in her future!

The beautiful beach Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Some castle building. Isha would get mad every time the waves would wash her castle away. By time we were done playing I think we had made 20 castles that were all washed away by the waves.

Diya enjoying the feel of the sand on her feet.

Our Resort

We stayed at The Reserve At The Paradisus Palma Real. This place was amazing!!! It was decorated beautifully and it really made it feel like we were in paradise!! This was a little side room that had this pretty fountain. It was so peaceful and quiet.

They did a great job making it feel festive. There were Christmas trees everywhere and there was always Christmas music playing.

The pool at the main resort.

The courtyard in the main resort.

We stayed at a part of the resort called The Reserve. We had all this beautiful scenery on our walk to the main resort.

Lots of pretty flowers to see and smell.

More flowers.

Here is the children's pool at our resort. Diya spent more time on the slides than Isha!! The building behind the pool is the Kid's Zone. The girls played in there a few times, but we weren't brave enough to leave them there alone. Maybe next time when Diya is a little older! The staff members in the Kid's Zone were all awesome.

There were flamingos at the main resort. We had to stop and see them every time we were there.

Isha and Mommy!

Isha loved the flamingos.

Our first few days at the resort where a little rough!! After Diya's bout with the stomach bug I managed to catch it and spent a night throwing up. One plus of having the stomach bug on vacation is that I came home weighting less that when we left. It was also cold and rainy the first few days which was a bummer, but soon enough the rain went away and the sun came out and we were all healthy enough to enjoy ourselves and head to the beach.