6.27.2015

The Beach

In April, we got to spend a week with my family at Santa Rosa Beach in Florida. My parents found an amazing beach house right on the water, so we enjoyed the sights and sounds of the ocean all day long.

Charlie's first reaction pretty much sums it up.



We all basically raced through the house (which was awesome in and of itself) to get down to the water. 



You can hardly blame us after 16 hours in the car. 


Elli was our little fish - leaping over waves, learning to boogie board and riding the waves with Aunt Madeleine.







Caroline was more interested in finding sea shells and playing in the sand. She was also fearless when it came to grabbing little sand crabs!






They would create "games" in the sand for the rest of us to follow.


Charlie was quite the little water-baby! She did not sleep well at all on this trip, and even in the middle of the night, she would be pointing towards the beach... desperate to get down to the waves. We had breakfast on the deck almost every morning so as not to wake up the rest of the house.



The morning of my 30th birthday, she was awake at the crack of dawn, so we enjoyed a sunrise walk on the beach - a pretty awesome way to welcome a new decade!


One night, Ryan, Madeleine and their friend Cara (our Cara loved sharing names!) arranged for a beach bonfire. We played bocce, watched a gorgeous sunset, roasted marshmallows, and the men and kids went crab hunting after dark. I don't know if I can really pick a favorite moment from the trip, but this night was one of the most memorable!








We didn't get any pictures, but we also rode bikes around the bike paths and to Seaside. Elli worked hard and actually rode 5K all by herself one day!
There were so many other sweet memories made, and we are so grateful for time with our family.



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