Dempsey World Tour: Dubrovnik - Eloise's 4th birthday

Today my little baby girl turned 4!!!

So Eloise was in charge of our days activities - so it isn't surprising we spent the majority of the day on the beach - stopping only to get some lunch (chicken nuggets and chips of course) and a birthday ice cream. I did search every bakery I could find in Dubrovnik but there were no birthday cakes to be found....Eloise was just as happy with the ice cream!

We managed to 'bring' a present all the way from Dublin Disney store for Eloise to open this morning.

My big 4 year old!!

She was almost as excited about the mermaid wrapping paper as the present itself.

A princess for my princess

Shane managed to squeeze in a quick trip around the top of the city walls (I will go tomorrow morning if I can get out of bed early enough!), which shows the city from a different, but equally beautiful, angle.

I must admit this is the first time it has truly felt like a ‘holiday’ – I am SO glad I am out of “slaps’ reach” when I write this – of course it ALL has been a holiday…but I guess I am more like the children than I thought….it doesn’t feel like a ‘real’ holiday until you have sat on the beach and felt the salt air against your skin…..

It’s also the place where neither Shane nor I have any work to do (Chicago and Dublin) nor any giant list of things that I need to see (New York)…..the next few weeks are all about relaxing, swimming and enjoying the sun…anything else we see or do is a bonus.

Doing the pebble-beach "shuffle" ( it really is murder on your feet!)

Happy birthday beach babe

Even though we are on the other side of the world, Eloise managed to get quite a lot of birthday wishes which really meant a lot to her. She has decided that she is no longer a baby at 4 years old and I caught her this afternoon in her and Neve’s bedroom (did I mention how fabulous the place we are staying in is? It truly is a fantastic find – one of my best!). – she was making all the beds and folding all the clothes and lining up all the shoes…..it’s only taken me 4 years but I think I have trained her well!!!!!!!