Beach trip with a whole new girl.

Tigerlilys last beach trip was last summer. I don't think she actually knew where she was or what we were doing. She was a little curious but mostly passive. She did, however, scream bloody murder when we tried to put her in, or near the water. Below are pictures from that trip.

The sun is in my eyes!

Why did you dress me like a Pirate?

Thats sort of what I was expecting during our most recent trip last weekend. I was wrong. It was a completely different experience!! I knew that she'd like the water, this time, but i didn't realize just how much! That girl hit the ground RUNNIN!

Heres some helpful tips and what to expect when wrangling toddlers at the beach.
Ditch the flipflops and pack running shoes. Sure they'll gather sand but your going to be chasing your little energizer bunny all over the damn place.
Drop all preconceived ideas of what snack/lunch time will be like. Bottom line? They gonna eat sand!!
Work out your bicep muscles beforehand. Carrying the cooler, umbrella, towels etc is heavy enough. Now add your little one that will either fight like an animal or go completely limp in your arm (neither is fun to carry). 
Bring an ace bandage because your spraining that wrist fighting tooth and nail with a pair of little swimmers.
 "WHAT? Diapers designed just for swimming, u say?? How convenient!!! YAAAAY!"
Yea, until they actually get wet. Once that happens, they'll become your worst nightmare. And these
 contraptions aren't going on compliant little babies. Imagine trying to put a leotard onto a marlin thats flopping around on the ground.

filling up her bucket

Sounds like a terrible time right? well your wrong because I've got one last tidbit. Prepare to have a BLAST :D watching my little one actually taking in whats going on around her is amazing. Watching her wheels turn as she rediscovers sand between her toes and ocean water... it truly is a beautiful thing.

good picture photo bombed by striped shorts guy

amazed at something in the water. a tiny fish? I cant remember but I am humoring her

another look of astonishment, hehe

here daddy, u hold this tiny nasty thing I found in the water

aaand shes off. "forget u guys! The ocean is callin my name"

Workin hard

aaand taking off again. Relentless I tell you

snack break

too cool for these

Nvrmind. I make these look good

That concludes our beach trip. Hopefully we'll be back again before summer is up.
My face hurt from all the smiling and laughing. And my husbands back. but that was the sunburn because... FREAKIN OUCH! Sure I remember to lather it on the kid and put little on myself and none on my husband. Hes as red as a lopster LOL. Real smart *face palm*.and that is that.
 -Toodles