Summer: The Beach

 We spent a heavenly week enjoying the sun, white sand and pristine blue-green surf of the Florida beach at the end of July.  Here are a few of the things we enjoyed there:

1. Spending time with cousins!

   

                           

2. Building sand volcano's. 

3. Picnic Lunches on the beach (in the breeze and shaded by a colorful umbrella).                                               

 4.  Collecting sea-shells

 5. Exploring Sand Dunes

6.  Discovering marine life: We found living sand-dollars, ghost crabs, sting rays, schools of fish and         minnows, and clams and hermit crabs.   

7. Boogie Boarding

8. Paddle-boarding 

The best part about this trip was the time spent with family. All five of my siblings were there and I met my nephew Jesse for the first time.   Ryan and Dylan played their hearts out with Noah and had lots of adventures together.