The picks of the (300+downloaded photos) crop

The day before we left. I love this shot of B. at the park before Rachel arrived:

Scoping out the water at Providence airport, sporting her new elephant backpack, given by Daddy for the trip.

Eating a banana muffin breakfast, made by Auntie Leisa in Florida.

Reading some of her new books with Lola:

Ninang (Godmother/Aunt) Lucy got a big reaction with this gift of a Fancy Nancy doll!

Reading a(nother) new book with my goddaughter/niece Linden and B.

Here's big cousin Raina, who doted on B. every chance she got:

And adoring cousin Jackie, whose house we stayed at. On the last 2 days we were there, B. finally started calling her by name instead of "dat one I like."

The family reunion was on 12/26.

All nine living members of the oldest Foronda generation were there:

The middle generation, with only two "girls" missing:

The musical talent spans all generations, and I was happy to see my little one in the front row, taking it all in:

Lolo's siblings and he all sang a choral piece composed by their father decades ago. This was a highlight of the day, and it brought back so many fond memories of Archambault family parties from years ago:

With music all around us, B. decided to pick up a ukelele:

Strumming and singing with Lola and Ninang:

Cuttin' the rug with Lolo:

Dueling strings with cousin Miles and Tita Betty:

This girl LOVES a conga line!

I needed a higher shutter speed for this whirlwind of a dance:

The youngest Forondas:

Another duet, this time on drums with Dominic:

The next day we headed to downtown Disney where she enjoyed the Lego displays:

and the chilly train ride with Daddy:

She added her own painted coconut to Jackie's tree:

We stopped for a very quick "hello" to the beach the evening before we left. Gotta love boots on a beach!

We returned home to a(nother) birthday cake for Mama:

Home, and back to reality.?