Amelia and the beach...

Amelia has found the beach and from the first moment, she was in love! She has always been an outdoor kind of girl from the moment she was brought home from the hospital. If she was fussy, a short trip outside would calm her down. Now that we live on the beach, she thinks that every trip outside means we are going there. Outside to check the mail, "beach". Trip to the store, "beach". Going to pick up brother from the bus stop, "beach". She doesn't like being told no and this has made it extremely hard to get her strapped into the carseat!

I love seeing the look of joy on her face as soon as we start walking toward her beach.

She also loves searching for hermit crabs and is both fascinated and horrified by them! She picked one up today and dropped it as soon as she saw the little legs poking out. The expression on her face was priceless! Too bad I didn't capture it.

I love this picture of my sweet baby girl. It just reminds me of how innocence is so fleeting. It reminds me of that verse in the song "I Hope you Dance" by LeeAnn Womack. "I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean".