June 26, 2010

Paul and I spent the morning hanging out at La Roca, which is a platform down the hill from us where people sunbathe and swim. He was hesitant on getting in so I helped him along and gave him a small push. He bobbed around Indian style for a while and occupied the ladder while everyone tried to get up, and I tried my hardest to get him to dive down and pick up a shell I saw but he just ignored my plea.

We came home and he swam in the pool while I read the book my mom sent me. He was pretty good and relaxed all morning and took a short siesta before heading to the Aigua Blava beach for lunch with some of the family. Leila decided to take the day off and put Ignacio in charge and he was pretty tickled by the idea and kept asking me if this was something mothers would do. Paul sat nicely throughout the meal and I only had to run after him once when he followed his cousin to the beach.

As soon as I finished my paella and lobster I took him to go swimming. The water was so clear and beautiful and it tempted me to go in but I stayed on the shore and watched the scuba diving class and still contemplated on why all the ugly people were topless. I decided that when I get married I’ll go topless on the beach too… as long as no one knows me but me and my husband. It will be nice to have no tan lines!

The rest of the evening was relaxing and we hung out at the pool with baby Gabriella who is just adorable. After Paul ate dinner he became obsessed with eggs. He kept taking them out of the fridge and bringing them to his grandmother and she didn't know what to do so she just told him all about eggs. “Yes, it’s you, me, and the egg”. He went on and on about the eggs until Abuelita scrambled them up for him.

I don't think I have mentioned this before but Paul has very (I mean VERY) bad aim, and he is quite lazy about using the bathroom. I’ve become tired of cleaning up his urine from all over the seat and floor… so I’ve taken after Leila and started aiming for him. It’s quite strange… holding a little penis and aiming it… but I think I’ve got the hang of it. It makes clean up sooo much easier.

After watching the first 90 minutes of the USA v Ghana game Ignacio took Alexia and I up to Begur for a traditional Summer Saturday night. The moon was full and cast a gorgeous yellow river across the ocean and Alexia couldn’t stare at it enough. In Begur there were musicians and dancers and vendors everywhere. I bought a gorgeous ring that has a small shell on it and Ignacio bought us ice cream before heading home for the night.