Beach Baby, Beach Baby, there on the sand...

Well...this was an unexpected little vacation. It started out as a family road-trip to the ocean for 1 day and possibly 1 night, but turned into a 5 day, 4 night stay. Isabelle and Jacob (via their grandparents) decided to use their birthday money for a longer stay in Florida. We found a seriously GREAT DEAL (better than a motel!) at this cute little Pineapple Beach Resort. As you can see, it was right on the ocean front with awesome views, plus it was small and had a private beach so it was WAY less crowded. The weather was great.


Here's Jakey and his poor, wrapped-up pinky, looking down at everyone else having fun in the pool. We eventually let him in the pool and one of us just kept a hold of his left hand to keep it from getting submerged. Of course, the kids spent most of their time in the pool because, you know, that's really why you drive 10 hours...not for the beach. :~) Actually, they did enjoy the beach and it was Isabelle and Jacob's first time to the ocean. The water was warm...yet cool enough to cool you down from the heat. Perfect! Unfortunately, by the 2nd day, there was a lot of seaweed. Big bunches that would wash up on the beach. Apparently, some storms farther out to see kicked up the ocean floor...which usually doesn't happen until August. It was still beautiful though. For the first week home, I actually found myself missing that salty sea smell that permeated the humid air down there. ***sigh*** :~) Farewell until another time, dear ocean.