Beach Bums...or maybe not!

While we were in Florida, we took a trip to the beach to watch the sunset. It had been years (yes years!) since I have been to a beach in Florida. I am not much of a beach girl, I would rather sit by the pool. We went to Wiggins Pass in Naples. It is a state park so they have bathrooms, showers, picnic tables & grills. We went later in the day and the weather was great! I would of actually preferred it to be a little sunnier so I could of got a tan on my 

white winter skin!

This was Riley's 2nd time to the beach. We took her back in August when she was 3 months old. This was her 1st real experience with the elements of the beach (ie: sand, water & wind) though. She hated the sand, when we put her feet down in it she would stand on one foot. It was funny & smart of her:) I don't think she liked the wind either. She curled up in my lap and put her head down most of time we were there. All she wanted was her mommy, her paci and to go home. She was quite miserable as you can see from most of the photos. That night she was running a slight fever, probably from teething, so it may not of just been the beach that made 

her miserable.

Thomas' mom (Mamaw) has five grandchildren (& two on the way) and the first four grandchildren's birthdays are within 6-7 weeks (Jan-Mar) of each other. Riley's is in May so she kinda broke the mold but since we were all together we celebrated all the birthdays. So Riley got to have a cupcake with a "One" candle even though she was still shy of ten months and open some of her birthday presents.

Despite Riley's fussiness, the sun did set and it was beautiful! The sunset sets everyday but how many times in the last year have I sat back and watched it? Not once! What a great reminder that God is Everlasting, when things in life are uncertain we always know the sun will set and sometimes we need to slow down and watch it. 

What a great ending to the day!