Ella’s First Beach Trip!

Beach + Little Baby = Nightmare! …Or so we thought!

Owen’s first trip to the beach (back in the summer of 2009)…

…was a disaster.  So much stuff, was actually hot outside, Owen HATED the bright sun, very worried Mommy about sun exposure, etc!
You know..picture it…first time parents…bringing the WHOLE damn house to the beach. We had the stroller, car seat, baby tent, towels, ice chest, umbrella, chairs, bags, etc. It was nuts. But hell…we didn’t know what it took so we just brought IT ALL! Well that experience scared my husband because when I even MENTIONED bringing Ella to the beach he said NO. Yes the thought of a baby, sand, and all the crap that you have to lug didn’t sound appealing BUT we have a 4 year old that LOVES the beach. So 3 weeks into summer break the hubs gave in…and we headed to the beach with baby in tow!

Since Ella didn’t like the sun, sand, wind, etc in Laughlin I figured this beach trip was going to be miserable and quick. BUT…surprise surprise…little miss diva actually seemed to LIKE the beach. She was talking, giggling, napping and just hanging out being a good girl the whole time!! Very enjoyable trip for EVERYONE!

Owen has gotten so brave…running out to the water and pretending to touch the freezing water. He even asked Daddy to bury him…eck.

It was cold in the shade…so I was so glad I brought warm clothes for Ella..she was able to snuggle in and take a great nap with the sound of the crashing waves in the background…real life “white noise” for her! Owen played and played…daddy rinsed him off in the freezing water after being buried, so he laid in the sun for a few minutes to try and warm up…he’s not laying in the sun for a tan…just in case you thought I was crazy! lol

My favorite picture of the day…

Ella napping while Owen built sand castles…talk about a PERFECT day!

 

Another first for Ella….first of MANY!! We love the beach and now that we know its totally doable with a baby we’ll def be down there more often this summer!!