Family Beach Day

The Smiley family finally brought their camera to the beach. We have a family photo posted requested by grammy Karen. A surf contest is held for locals every Sat. and the whole community gets together. All Coral's baby friends come out and play at sunset.

Our little bee is almost 4 months old now. She is a chubby little girl weighing at 14 pounds. Wow! She is so much like her daddy. As you can see her hair is a strawberry blond. She may get this from my mother Kaye or Dorian. Dorian's hair was very light as a baby. Coral is very alert and likes to grab everything. She is a very busy bee. We take her to the market and she is amazed at all the colors and shapes around her. We sit together every morning and watch 10 minutes only of baby einstein online. She loves it. This girl gets so much attention. aahh

Thanks for all your support friends. It means so much to us when we get such great emails from you. I give it up to all those mommies who cook, clean, and raise their children. We got a housekeeper two days a week to help out so I can focus all my attention on dance, yoga and our family. I am losing weight slowly but surely. The waves here are all time right now. Dorian is stoked. The ISA world games are coming to Playa Hermosa this week. It will be super crazy around our little country beach town.

Mike's visit

Dorian's surfboard shaper Mike and his wife visited us for a couple of weeks. Mike was up for our rustic accomodations. We moved into the big bamboo house this month. We are enjoying the extra room and the natural elements. I am in love with my Shala.

Coral is now 3 1/2 months. She is our little gordita. She is quite chunky but the doctor assures me she will lose it when she starts crawling. We bought our first toy for her. An exersaucer is not only a great babysitter but also helps develop her motor skills. We prefered to buy used but with no luck. It worried me buying something new after watching that video about stuff. Dorian and I will give it away and recycle it to a family less fortunate when Coral grows out of it.

I cut off 13 inches of hair and donated it to lock of love. My hair is till to my mid-back. Amazing how long hair grows when pregnant. I have been enjoying the early stages of Coral's life. We are so close. Dorian is doing great. He is working, surfing, world's best Dad, and husband.

I hope all is well with our friends and family. We are postponing our trip for a couple of months. We are waiting for a copy of our marrage certificate to get Coral's U.S. passport. We hope to hear from all of you soon.

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Pura Vida

Angelina