Toes in the Water, Toes in the Sand

Another great weekend for the Wright's!  We took off and headed to the beach with Paige for the first time.  We headed out around lunch time Friday and an hour and a half later we arrived in Fort Walton Beach.  I love living this close! 

As the sunset Friday night we took Paige out for the first time.  We were both pretty excited to see her reaction to the water and the sand.  Well, there was no reaction what so ever.  Oh well!  It was still fun to capture the moment.  Friday night we ate at the Black Pearl and it was so good.  I got shrimp and grits and Brad got some sort of fish that had a little kick to it.  The Black Pearl was right down the road at this neat shopping/dining place called The Boardwalk.  There were all sorts of restaurants over looking the public beach.  We could have walked but it was way too hot for that.

Saturday we hit the beach.  Did I mention it was hot???  We didn't really want to get Paige out in the heat index of 110 degrees so we took turns through out the day relaxing and napping on the beach (I think I took just as many naps as Paige - ha!).  Finally, about 4:00 we brought her out to enjoy the beach.  Brad took her out in the water to rid the waves (what little waves there were).  And no, we did not see any oil.  There was a little bit of seaweed but that was it.  You could see the line of seaweed from the beach and just past that was the pretty water you are used to seeing along the Gulf Coast. 

Saturday evening we ate dinner with Justin, Christina and their friends.  They were sweet to let the old fuddy duddies with a baby tag along (they always have been - we used to do the same thing when Justin was at AU, just minus the baby).

Sunday morning we got up and ate breakfast at the Donut Hole.  It was yummy!  Since we had a late check out we headed to the beach one last time.  We all went because we wouldn't be out long.  Paige got to take her morning nap listening to the crash of the waves. 

May I just say it is a lot of work getting a baby ready for the beach....getting her lathered up in sunscreen, planning it around the temperature and feeding schedule, then packing toys and anything else she may need while down there.  Man, it is enough to wear you out (but totally worth it once we got down there). 

I can't wait for us to go back when Paige can actually play in the water and the sand!