Florida Trip (Part Two)... Beach Day

We were so excited to take the boys to the beach this year.  Last time we went Emmett wasn't walking yet and just sat there eating sand the whole time, and Jackson was afraid of the ocean waves so he never even went into the water.  We hoped they would really enjoy it this time!  Unfortunately, the day we picked was overcast and rainy, but the rain stayed away from us until we were ready to leave and the cloud cover kept us from getting really sunburned.  It was crazy windy, but still warm.  At first everyone just played in the sand for a little bit...

Then Emmett ventured towards the water with his bucket and shovel.  He kept a tight hold on them almost the whole time!  My dad was Emmett's beach buddy and really helped us out by sticking close by E when he went into the water.

At first E would just run into the shallow waves and then run back out again. He liked to stand there while the waves went out even though it made him lose his footing!

Meanwhile, Jackson stayed back by the car digging in the sand.  We thought he wasn't going to go near the water again.

Reid slept most of the time...

My mom's job was to shield my niece Olivia from the crazy wind a little bit while my sis Leslie chased her son Cameron around.  :)

And then all of a sudden Jackson got brave and started heading towards the ocean...

He would run right up to the edge of the waves and then run away from them as they came closer.

And before we knew it Emmett was soaked!  He was having so much fun in those waves!  He fell down in the water a few times but wasn't phased at all.  Luckily my dad was always close by to scoop him right up.

 

Here's a cute video of Emmett and my dad on the beach...


Untitled from Heather G on Vimeo.

Pretty soon Jackson was soaked, too!  After chasing the waves for a bit he eventually ran into them and found out how fun the ocean can be.  He actually waded out really far!  We had brought the boys' swimsuits but didn't think at first that they were going to get wet.  It all happened really fast!

After we had our fill of the beach (although the boys probably could have stayed there all day) we went to lunch at Moe's.  After we ate Phil was holding Reid and moving his hands around and R was laughing a little bit!  We should have caught it on video, but we did get a few pictures.

It was a really fun day!  We are taking our new camper out for the first time this weekend and are heading over to the Oregon Coast.  We hope the weather is good so the boys can enjoy the beach again, although they may not want to get in the water this time... it's probably much, much colder!  Wish us luck on this maiden camping voyage... I'm nervous!!