Back from Spain

Today we arrived back in Prague. It was quite a change in weather. We left sunny 85 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degree Celsius) sunny Spain and we were greeted in Prague with clouds, rain and 57 degrees Fahrenheit ( 14 degrees Celsius). We had a wonderful 11 days in Spain. We spent most of our time at the beach and the pool but we also took one day to drive to a town called Ronda and another day to visit an aquarium. We also met up with some friends who were also on vacation in Spain.

The day after we arrived we headed over to a friend's condo. Sofia's friend, Thomas, was staying with his Mom and Dad 5 minutes from where we staying. They own a condo in Spain and vacation there about 5 weeks a year. They invited us over for a BBQ and we accepted. It was fun to see friends while on vacation as well as enjoy a nice BBQ. Sofia had a blast playing with Thomas. He is actually 2 years older than Sofia but that didn't seem to matter. Thomas had Sofia making running leaps into the pool soon after we arrived at their condo. It was nice for us too to have adult conversation while our kids had fun playing together.

After our visit with friends we had the rest of the vacation for family time. We headed to the beach most mornings. The kids really liked playing in the sand at the beach and collecting shells but they were still a little hesitant about the waves. When I say waves I do not mean big swells. I mean small waves that seem big to a 3 and 4 year old. Although they were happy to go in the shallow water with us, it didn't really matter if they did since they had a great time playing in the sand. After time at the beach we would head back for lunch and nap. The afternoon was pool time. They both loved the pool. We started the week in the kiddie pool with small bursts of time in the big pool. Once Sofia figured out how to swim without her floaties on we spent the majority of our time at the big pool. This was a lot of fun for all of us since it meant we could really play in the pool as a family. When Ali saw Sofia's fingernails painted she kept practicing her swimming without her floaties. She is so close to swimming on her own. She goes completely underwater and blows bubbles and kicks really well but she just hasn't figured out how to get her head completely out of the water to get another breath. Maybe she will get it by the end of the summer. (That is if we get weather warmer then 57 degrees!) If she doesn't learn by the end of summer it is fine. She is having fun just going under water and blowing bubbles and waving to me. Here is a video of the girls jumping in the pool. Sofia was starting to get fancy with her spinning jump. By the end of the vacation Sofia was even jumping in without her floaties since she was so proud to show off her swimming abilities.