Beach Baby, Beach Baby!

We had a great time on our vacation, as soon as the A/C worked. That is quite a tale, but I'd rather not relive it. Let's just think about the good times :)

Juliet really loved the pool. Granddaddy bought her a battery operated fish that swam around the pool; she loved it!

The beach at Indian Rocks (close to Tampa) is beautiful! The water was a beautiful green/aqua and so clear you could see your feet! It was warm, but the breeze actually made you cool. More than one time I had chill bumps in the water.

The view from our condo:

Most days we woke up late (except Justin...he likes to get up and go fishing), enjoyed coffee on the balcony, lathered ourselves in sunscreen and headed out. Juliet loved getting ready to go out. One morning she and Granddaddy got up early and she said, "wa-wa ow-sigh." She wanted to be outside in the water. Who can resist a precious 17 month old asking to go out to the beach at 7 am? Not Grandaddy. When I woke up, I played detective and noticed pjs lying around, sunscreen, remnants of breakfast, an overnight diaper, no baby so I quickly popped out on the balcony. Here's what I saw...

Granddaddy and Juliet were attached at the hip all week. Justin and I really had a vacation, because Granddaddy and Deda took care of almost everything, Juliet even slept in their room!

This next set of pictures is long, but I love it! So cute. I couldn't believe that Juliet pulled her wagon full of sand toys all the way from the condo to the beach. In the pic where she is looking back, she is making sure I'm coming along...too sweet :)

That was tough work; time to rehydrate!

Juliet liked being in the water if she was held. She wasn't crazy about her shaded float, but I bought her a small star-shaped intertube and she liked hanging in it. I was surprised, but she would hang on all by herself! She wasn't too crazy about the sand. Justin and I tried to get her to help build a sandcastle, but she wasn't too interested. I guess she takes that from me. I've never been a fan of the sand. But this time I actually sat in the sand! And I helped build the sand castle:) I was able to get her to help pick up some shells, but she really just wanted to eat crackers :) Justin was the main contributor...

 

She liked watching and chasing the seagulls. But her favorite was sleeping on the beach!

On Granddaddy:

After eating crackers:

On Daddy:

Precious little sandy feet and ruffled bottom:

We had a wonderful time! Thanks Mama and Daddy!!!