Tuesday was the first Florida day that was warm enough for us to brave the beach! Some of you may remember last January when Isabel did NOT like the sand on her feet. She would cry and cling to one of our legs until we picked her up. We are happy to report that this time she was much braver! She didn't mind the sand at all, and was in fact covered in it by the time we left. The water was also extremely calm, with no waves whatsoever, so she was not intimidated and was happy to explore all the way up to the water's edge and even wading in!
Testing the waters...We thought it was definitely too cold to be playing in, but a few minutes after dipping her feet in, she was getting so brave that her shorts were about to get soaked, so we promptly put her in her bathing suit and figured if she got cold, she would let us know! Kids are funny that way...they will play happily in water that adults would consider frigid.
Her first "sand castle." :) She actually had the most fun ever-so-gently collapsing the castles that Daddy would build, and many times when she smooshed one, she would say in the sweetest voice, "Oh, no!" and give us a sly smile, then do it all over again!
Look very closely...it might be hard to see in this photo but there is definitely a LOT of sand mixed in with the peaches, and grits of sand stuck to the sandwich and cheese. We set out with the goal of having the beach towel be the "sand-free zone," but Isabel had no concept of that and would toddle directly from the sand onto the towel with her sandy little feet. We decided not to correct her, since she was having so much fun, and hence, the ingredient of sand got added to the picnic lunch. However, as you can see from the next photo...
...she happily ate all the cheese, most of her "sand"wich (in the most literal sense of the word), and about half the peaches, sand and all! We had a great time at the beach with her and were happy that the weather warmed up enough for us to take her there!
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