Eva had been to Bermuda one time before, last summer. Because it was a cruise, we weren't able to spend as much time with family as we wanted. That's what made this trip so exciting! We were there for 9 days and had such a wonderful time.
We arrived in Bermuda to beautiful weather. My aunt picked us up and we were on our way back to her home. On the way home we did some grocery shopping and then unpacked and relaxed for the rest of the day.
The next morning a cousin came and picked us up and we spent the morning at his house with family. Eva spent her time playing with a little cousin and picking purple flowers. This was the view from their deck:
The next day Eva had her very first beach experience. We walked down to a small beach in the morning. It was just the 3 of us. Eva was not a fan of walking in the sand with her bare feet AT ALL, so she kept her crocs on. She absolutely LOVED being in the ocean. She was a natural as she rode the waves.
Later that afternoon, my aunt and uncle picked us up and we all had lunch together.
Every afternoon, after her nap, Eva would feed the birds with her great-Aunt Joan. She had so much fun throwing the bird feed and watching them all come down from the wire and eat. She would just squeal and squeal!
A few days later my uncle (mom's brother) and aunt came and picked us up. What a wonderful day. We thought we were going to have breakfast and spend a couple of hours and then be on our way. What a joy it was to be able to spend the WHOLE day with them. My aunt had one of her great grand-daughters spending the day with her so Eva had a playmate all day. It was so nice! We had a late-morning breakfast and then took the kids to one end of the island called Dockyard and let them see the dolphins and sea turtles.
The next day was Father's Day and John and I felt so blessed to be able to spend this day with this side of the family. After church, we went to my cousins' homes and had a wonderful dinner. Eva got to meet cousins of hers for the first time. She had a ball.
A couple of days later my uncle and aunt picked us up and off we went to the Aquarium. Eva had such a good time looking at the huge fish. She even got to pet a turtle that crossed her path. One of the best times at the aquarium was when she saw a larger-than-life sized cut out of a gombey dancer. Look at the grin on her face....she was in heaven!
That night it was all about packing up to leave the island the next day. We had a wonderfully blessed time with family and friends and Eva was able to have such great life experiences on this trip. We don't know how long it's going to be before we can do that again, but we thank God for this opportunity that He gave us.
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