Birthday Wishes

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Cecilia's 11th birthday was a beautiful & bright day. 





Cecilia & Grandma preparing for a massage and soak at the Arab bath house. 


We lucked out & got to celebrate Grandma's birthday while her and Grandpa were in Spain for a whole month!
They left us the day after Cecilia's birthday. 
Since the kids had the week off from school I took them to Granada for an overnight trip. Cecilia requested to go for her birthday. The kids and I had a blast touring around one of our favorite Spanish cities. 






























Dulces de Conventos:
Request a pastry, put your money on the turntable, and wait....


Woohoo, they were rewarded!



On our way home, we stopped by The Caves of Nerja & Mora Beach.



 

And, finally relaxing at Maro Beach



These kids could skip stones all. night. long. 



Happy Birthday Girl!


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