Da BEESH!!

We got so lucky this year! We got invited by Mattie and Katherine (hereafter referred to as "Kitty") to visit her parents in Fort Walton Beach, Florida over Memorial Day weekend. It was an awesome trip! The drive was not so great with O being so little. She's already NOT a fan of her carseat, and that, plus the heat, plus a LONG drive did not make for pleasantries in the back seat. When we first arrived the weather was rainy, but not miserable even though the Weather Channel kept referring to the weekend as the "Gulf Coast Washout". Coach and Mrs. Kay babysat O that first night (she went to sleep in the first ten minutes after we left...) so we could go to dinner on the beach. It was so fantastic just to touch sand and sea water again! It drizzled all that night and most of the next day, but not enough to stop us from attempting a beach trip on Saturday. We took all of our gear, lathered the baby in sunscreen even though it was cloudy, and marched onto the sand only to be hit by literal 25mph wind gusts. O kept her head down much of the time because the wind kept taking her breath away. Her most interesting find: her toes...
Not too sure what to think about this wind tunnel that Kitty dragged her to...

Her first time ever touching the ocean. She was NOT excited. It was really cold. She kept drawing up her feet.

A family photo in a monsoon. Ahhh...look at those calming waves.

Reading with Mommy after a long day at the beach.

Getting ready for Day 2 at the beach in her new FWB tee!

A gorgeous day at the beach and this is what the life of the party decides to do. The wind isn't blowing, but with the death grip on her hat, you'd think she was about to lose it.

My whole point (well, sort of...) for the trip: family photos in the dunes. I have ALWAYS wanted to do this!

Me and O at a nearby park.

Mattie and Kitty: the best picture takers on the planet.

O and Daddy next to her "First Beach Trip" sign. Look at those sweet little feet!

On Monday before leaving, we didn't really have time for the beach, but we did decide to hit the pool! She didn't like it at first. I think, again, because the water was cold. But it really didn't take her long to get used to it.

O in her new crab.

O and Daddy. Everybody needed a nap...

In her awesome airbrushed shirt!! All the cool kids get an airbrushed shirt at the beach, and everybody loves Alvin's Island!

The most ultimate thank yous to Mattie, Katherine, Coach and Mrs. Kay Green. We had a spectacular time (and the food was to DIE for!!)!!