Elle's first beach experience

Forgive me in advance...........This post is going to contain ALOT of pictures. We went to visit my brother's family in Florida this past week. They live 5 minutes from a white sandy beach. I have a love/hate relationship with the beach. I love the sound of the ocean, the beauty of the white sand and the waves crashing in, the relaxation that comes with lounging in a chair and watching your husband and little girl play, wading a little bit, and building sand castles.. I hate, the salty ocean water that sometimes gets in your mouth, the sticky wet sand that is so darn hard to get off your clothing and your skin and makes everything a mess, not knowing if anything dangerous is near you when you are swimming in the ocean (this really freaks me out). Overall its a good place to visit once in a while. Elle loved playing with James and Zac while me and Nicolette caught a few sun rays. James even tried to get up on a surf board but the waves were too choppy and little to really get any action. 

Nicolette and Mayzie relaxing

Zac helping with the sand castle