We spent a great week in New Smyrna Beach, Florida with my family! Steve and I were excited to go on our first vacation with the our two girls as a little family! It was an incredibly relaxing week of beach time, reading, playing with Bella and Evelyn, and eating (of course!)!
Bella's mantra all week was, "Come play with me!" She was very convincing when trying to get us to go play in the water at the beach, or tackle a playdough project back at the house.
Steve was Bella's #1 playmate this week! They had so much fun and literally spent hours playing in the waves!
It doesn't get much better than this! This is the only beach I've been to where you can drive right out onto the sand and it makes beach-going so much more relaxing! Especially with small children! We didn't have to worry about the amount of toys or gear that we brought, and it was really nice to be able to just slip into the backseat when I needed to nurse Evelyn.
It was a little different to have traffic lanes right on the sand, and we had to keep a close eye on Bella as she ran back and forth to the water.
I love this picture! It looks like she ran right to the edge of the water and then stopped suddenly!
Papa and Mimi got a ton of fun playtime in with Bella and snuggle time with Evelyn. Bella would tell Papa that he was "in big trouble" and then chase him around the room. Mimi was pretty much at Bella's mercy for whatever game or activity she was in the mood for! Stickers, coloring, and playdough animals were very popular! Right before we left, Grandma Wires sent a huge book of stickers and coloring pages, and Bella could barely be convinced to put them down! She was obsessed with them!
Bella and Steve dancing in the water.
Getting fun rides from Daddy and Papa!
Bella was hilarious with the different birds on the beach! She would yell, "Mama! Look! A bird! I gonna catch it!" She would run and run until we finally called her to come back to us.
"Mama! Come play sandcastles with me!" But that didn't keep her from knocking them down as fast as I could build them!
Evelyn did great! We brought along our bassinet so that we could lay her down in a cool spot, but she spent most of her beach time being held by Mimi, so I got a great chance to either play in the water with Bella and Daddy or lay in the sun!
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I love all the pictures! Looks like you had a great time.
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