Monday, July 2

Beach Baby Day 1

As I mentioned in my last post, we took a nice family vacation with Keith's family to Florida after we finished up with the wedding activities.  We decided that this would be the best way to get a vacation at the beach in since we were already halfway there and we could then avoid the 10 hour car ride from Tyler to Florida.  We stayed in Pensacola Beach at the Portofino Resort and I highly recommend it if you are ever traveling to Pensacola.  The condo was great and it had all the amenities that you could possibly dream of!

The weekend prior to our arrival, Pensacola had some of the worst rain they have had in months.  We were told that downtown Pensacola alone had received well over 20 inches and more were forecasted for the week.  When we arrived on Sunday afternoon, the skies were still overcast and the weather did not look good for our weeks stay. 

But on Monday morning the skies had cleared and bit and even though the water was still cloudy and they wouldn't let us actually get in it above our ankles, we had to get right on out and see how our little Beach Baby would enjoy the water and the sand... let me just say it was a big bust and our week at the beach was not looking too good!  Ella absolutely HATED the sand!  She didn't want her touching her feet and pretty much screamed if you put her down.  We decided though that momma and daddy would prevail in this one and forced her hand!  Glad we did as she would eventually come around.

Daddy and Papa took her to explore the water a bit

and even convinced her to get down and feel what the sand was like.

Who doesn't love little baby feet in sand! 

Now even though Ella was not a fan of the sand, that kid loved her some ocean water!  She has always been a water baby as long as you let things go her way and being at the beach didn't change that!

Two peas in a pod!  Good thing daddy was around to trot her in and out of the water... 33 lbs is a little much for momma to be doing it.

One great thing about this vacation was that the whole family was able to attend and that included two wonderful little playmates for the little miss.  Easton, Rowan, and Ella Kate were pretty much inseperable the entire 5 days and EK is still asking for her Ro Ro and Easty. 

Stay tuned for day 2...
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