It's beach time.
My parents planned on getting a house down at the beach earlier this summer. My sister, her husband and daughter came down and it was Melissa's second week back at school so it meant that Charlotte and I went down for a couple of days to enjoy the sand and the sun minus Melissa. I wish she could have been there, but we managed to get along without her :) Just wanted to share a little bit of our trip. We only were there for a few days, but Charlotte had a lot of fun with her grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousin that is just six months younger than herself.
The house next door had this awesome weather vane. I have always loved the shape of a whale and I admittedly took way to many pictures of it. Here was one I took the first night we arrived. The colors are so awesome.
It was really nice going down to the beach this time of the year, because there are not as many people around at all. We had a great house with a great view. But don't just take my word for it...
The dunes in between our house and the water were great and the house had a long and narrow walkway to access the dunes and water. Charlotte loved running down the catwalk every time we would go outside.
A few of the shells that families gathered and lined up over the course of the summer season.
Did I say that I like whales?
Now for wildlife. I have never seen so many dragonflies in one spot before. They are beautiful creatures. It was tough to get close and I never had the right lens on hand, but here's a look at one little guy that took a break from his flight to rest for a bit. Ah, the beach is so relaxing, even for the bugs!
Cool aloe-ish kind of plant. Hello depth of field.
Apparently there are deer at the beach too. At first glance I thought it was a baby, but dad says that's as big as they get around the beach. Bambi made her way through the dunes. Strange juxtaposition if you ask me.
The path in between the walkway and the beach. One of the coolest beach houses I've ever stayed at.
This little beauty is my niece, Honor. She will be a year old next month. Charlotte loved playing and talking with Honor and it gave me a good idea of how she'll be when we have our second in March 2013.
I loved this shot.
An aerial view of her precious curls. She is beautiful, huh?
Another favorite of mine. We took a lot of walks on the beach and there's nothing better in my book than a dad and his little girl.
The water and clouds look fake to me, but they are real. I need to move to the beach.
Charlotte and her "Tiki" having a fun walk together. Check out Charlotte's face.
More walking, with me, my sister, her husband and their daughter in the foreground.
Charlotte loved watching all of the different birds that fly around the beach. I also caught her digging for buried treasure at one point while bird watching.
Pointing at a bird up in the sky that flew away.
Waving bye-bye to a bird that soared down the beach.
And a couple of my favorites to round things out. I love watching this little girl grow and even though we had other family with us, it was fun to go on a trip, just the two of us. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
This is another common pose that we will find them in. This is Charlotte's version of a hug
