Beach Days

This time of year we spend a lot of Fridays at the beach. The pool isn't quite warm enough for my taste, Adam is still working Fridays, and the beaches aren't over crowded. I'm not a real big beach lover- don't get me wrong, I'm sure I would miss it if we didn't live so close, but once my pool warms up, I'm all about the pool. Ava has really enjoyed the beach this year. She isn't nearly afraid of the water like she was last year, but of course we still don't let her go out very far.

 



Since Adam is in Fernandina, we usually meet him for lunch and then head to the beach- its nice to see him during the day since I've been used to seeing him at lunch a few times a week and now it isn't possible!



One Friday, I texted Jenny and asked if she and Trevor were up for a trip- so Ava had her buddy with her and they had so much fun. I'm actually surprised they stopped long enough to eat, they were all over the place- playing in the sand, playing in the water, playing in the sand, back to the water- Jenny and I weren't sure which direction to turn our chairs, every time we turned them, they would head back the other direction!

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One Friday, Mom was with us and we had an eventful day. First we saw them release sea turtles. They were ones that had been in rehab since the previous year and they were big and strong enough to make it on their own, so that was neat. We also saw a wedding, which might have been one of the least prepared weddings we have ever seen- it was actually quite comical. The bride even started walking 'down the isle' before the bridesmaids and then realized it and stopped, then her dad practically dragged her down  he was walking so fast- it was our entertainment for a little while!

This is also the day Ava discovered a sand dollar! How cool is that? It was still alive too!



We called Raeleigh and asked if she could come to the beach with us and those girls had so much fun. Raeleigh is scared of the water (can you believe that?!) and Ava eventually coaxed her into getting a little wet, and then a bigger wave came and splashed her and got a little in her face, you would have thought a shark had bitten her, she screamed so loud and didn't stop until I made it to her with a towel to wipe her face- haha!  Mom and I had a good laugh about it- she even went right back to playing it- so thankfully it didn't scar her for life :)  They were so good and had so much fun. These two little girls are nearly inseparable whenever they get together- its so sweet!