Beach Trip

We went to the beach for Labor Day week and stayed at Gigi's house. It was so nice to be right on the beach so that Caroline could come and go as she pleased. She really enjoyed the water and the sand. She actually swam quite a bit in the ocean with her floatie on when the water was calm. At the beginning of the trip, she wanted to hold onto on of us while she swam. But after a few days, she would push your hands away and say "all by herself" and swim without any help. She loved looking for fish in the water, burying her feet in the sand and then kicking them out, and playing in the "pit" that Daddy dug out in the sand. She also went for a few very long walks, exploring everything around her, including the neighbors deck that had ceilings fans on it, which fascinated her for some reason. She would ask to "see the ceiling fan" and off she would go down the beach. On the last day of the trip, there were some decent sized waves and a lot of people came out to surf. She watched them and said "Caroline go surfing" and I'm sure she would have if we had let her.
Catherine did get to venture down to the sand once or twice on a couple of overcast days. The sun and sand were just too bright for her sensitive eyes. She did spend a lot of time outside on the deck, looking at the sea oats blowing in the wind, and she really enjoyed watching the ceiling fan while swinging in the atrium swing. Catherine did prove to be a much better car traveller than her sister on her first trip to the beach (you may remember that Caroline cried most of the trip down and ALL of the trip home the first time we took her!)
We had a great trip. Can't wait to go back!