Beach Babe

MJ's toes in the sand at 12 weeks old-his first trip ever to the beach (St. Pete Beach, FL)





MJ's toddler toes in the sand at 28 months old-his second trip to the beach (Siesta Key, FL)

Those little toes have grown a bit, huh?  His first trip to the beach he was shortly before we moved away from Florida.  We were excited to return now that he was old enough to run around, play in the sand, and splash in the water, to see how he would enjoy it.  Luckily it was a hit!  He wasn't much of a fan of going out in the water with one of us, but he loved to just stay at the shore and play in the sand and shallow water.  When the waves would come rolling in, he'd quickly back up or run away. 

We visited the beach a couple times to swim and play and a couple times just to walk and take pictures.  You know it's a good thing when you've been back from vacation for a bit and your toddler is still talking about it.  He still says "beach" and "mamadadabeach" reminding us that we took him there. 

A few favorite beach pictures from our vaca:

 MJ and mommy on Venice Beach Pier

 Daddy and MJ taking in the sunset at Venice Beach

 Beautiful sunset!

 Daddy and MJ walking and playing at Lido Key Beach

 Running from those waves! 

 The Grover Family-our friends and housemates for vacation

 Our little family on Siest Key Beach

Kisses for MJ and Abby

MJ Hugging mommy and baby

 19 Weeks Pregnant at Siest Key Beach

 Playing in the sand with my little man at Sieta Key Beach

MJ digging some of the most beautiful sand ever!