Last Saturday, we made our way over to Santa Rosa beach just outside Destin on 30A for our Bodie Beach Week with Graham's family. We only made a few stops on the 6+ hour drive over - one of which was of course Chick-fil-A for lunch. From the looks of things, both girls were satisfied with our choice of restaurant.
Thankfully, Lydia slept for most of the drive taking her morning and afternoon naps in the car, and E was fairly content watching Mary Poppins. By the time we reached the beach, we were all very ready to be out of the car -- Eden couldn't even wait to get her suit on before she had to get out on the sand.
We weren't sure quite what to expect from little bit and her first beach experience ...
She LOVED it! I think she would have crawled right out into the ocean if we had let her. The water was really calm for our first few days, and Lydia loved the waves coming up onto her legs.
Aunt Beverly made sure that there was an abundant supply of new art projects for E -- watercolor painting, a new drawing mat, markers, a reuseable sticker book from the Hardware Toyland, lots and lots of new books, and stickers and dresses from Aunt Sarah. It was like Christmas all over again ...
My treat for the week {well the first night and the next morning} was to read the third and final book of the Hunger Games trilogy -- definitely entertaining and the final book did not dissapoint. This is one of my most favorite ways to enjoy the beach -- under the shade of an umbrella with a good book and being able to watch E play and enjoy the water.
Thankfully, her Nona and Daddy were always willing to take her out in the waves, even all the way out to the sandbar!
We had to make her get out of the water for snacks, a few minutes of rest, and lunch each day. If she could have figured out a way to convince us to let her eat lunch out on the waves, I know she would have done it.
For the first full day at the beach, E decided she and Lydia should wear their matching pink tutu suits that she had personally picked out. I must admit that the pink suits really did photograph well against the white sand and blue water. Guess my girl knows her stuff ...
Our first day at the beach definitely included ballet on the sand and in the water. There really wasn't anything else we could have asked for -- gorgeous weather, delicious food prepared by Nona, and two healthy girls enjoying the outside and time with their family. We were off to a great start!
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