Memorial Day

We decided to drive south and find a beach! Maddy hadn't been there yet (which is a travesty, in my opinion!), so we really wanted to let her get a peek. It was supposed to rain, but we decided to chance it anyways. We ended up a this little stretch of public beach in Carabelle, FL. Not the prettiest beach we'd ever seen, but a beach nonetheless! She had a fun time experiencing all the new sights, sounds, and smells. --Oh, and tastes. At first, she seemed very unsure about the sand. She reached from the blanket to touch it and immediately wanted to wipe it from her hands. Later, after being the water (just feet), she became a bit more interested. We let her crawl out a bit. She got a handful of sand and dumped it out. At that point, we were saying, "Oh, at least she's not eating it!" Famous last words, right? The next handful went straight in the mouth. And it was a BIG handful. Oh well--it's a rite of passage, right! :) Glad we were able to enjoy the day!

This little wave got her bottom all wet--oops! She had fun with daddy, though!

Posin' for a picture with mommy

She just wanted to watch the birds!

This one is too funny! The wind kept blowing her hair up and she kept grabbing her hair and batting at the wind in response. She wasn't a fan of the gusts! More of this on the video!

Just bein' cute!

Having problems loading the video--too long. I'll have to edit it and put it in another post...be on the look out! :)