Lilly's first beach visit....

Needing a MUCH-NEEDED break, TB, LG and I headed for a beach weekend. We left Friday afternoon and stayed in an oceanfront room at the Sheraton on Atlantic Beach. How nice! We had a restful, fun, adventurous time. Of course, LG is the center of attention, with us and EVERYONE who is around her. Here are a few snapshots of her first beach experience!

Here she is in her first beach-side photo op!



We sat her down where the ocean water, at approximately 65 degrees, met the sand...waiting and watching for her response!











At about this point, we were waiting for her to either scream or cry; but neither happened. She did her typical "study" and watched to see exactly what was going on! As you can see by the next frames, after she thought about it, she LOVED IT!





Getting close to walking, she next decided that she need to feel this action on her toes! These photos show how much she studies and concentrates! She wore TB and I out helping her toddle in and out of the water's edge.













Every rose has its' thorn, though. And every ocean has its' sand. While LG didn't mind the cool, cool waters of the ocean, the squawks of the seagulls and the glow-in-the-dark-white skin of the tourists (parents included), she did not grow accustomed to the sand. We put out a sheet for her to sit on until she ventured out onto the beach itself. Because this child is ALWAYS on the move, we didn't figure it would take very long. Well, she NEVER left the sheet! When she saw her toys sitting in the sand, she took off for them. But she put one hand in the sand and turned right back around. She did not venture away from the sheet for the rest of the time we were there. She did, of course, study the sand. She rubbed her hands together. She felt of the sand on her feet. But did not want to get more on her than was already there. More pics:

This is how it started. Then we moved the toys.



Notice the curl!!



She went no further than this!











"She CHEWS sea shells by the sea shore" :)