Day 253

Beautiful day, I loved today!! :) We were up early (as per usual, Penelope) and decided to go and get our Costco shopping out of the way. We arrived right as they opened, and ate pizza for breakfast! We also ran into Mana, heehee. :) (1st pic is of Penelope in our shopping cart)

After a nice 2 hour long family nap, we got up, got ready and Mana came over to watch P so Mama & Daddy could have a date. :) Daddy surprised me with the best date ever-- we rented a little Duffy (small boat, very simple to drive) and went around Newport Harbor... So much fun! I even drove the little boat for a spell, it wasn't a fast boat. :) After an hour and a half of boating, we walked to The Rusty Pelican on Pacific Coast Highway for steak and seafood. YUM. Just YUM. And don't get me started on the baked Alaska at the end! I'll be dreaming about it for a week! It was a beautiful evening, and Penelope, your Daddy always knows when Mama needs a little date night, and really makes it special! Your parents really love each other. :) 

When we got home, Penelope was still awake, it was barely 7pm. Mana said she did well, they played, ate dinner, took a walk, played with the animal see n' say, and read Goodnight Moon. She does really well staying with Mana, and that's such a relief! We know we can go out, relax and not worry about her. 

That's all for today... Tomorrow we'll go back to Newport for an early beach day. No time is wasted when Papa is home, we try to enjoy every moment we can. Here are lots of pics from today. Night!