7.25.11 Beach Pics

I tried to get them to spell out O-H-I-O......but they weren't very cooperative...lol

Family Firsts

We decided to do something that we've NEVER done before. We all got up early and were out the door before 5:30a.m. That's right, I said a.m. We thought it'd be fun to go to the beach and see the sun rise and collect shells and go for a swim before the heat hit......we've been under a heat advisory for the last 3 - 4 days and have had temps in the 120's with the heat index (definitely not the best beach weather). We thought we weren't going to make it when the road we take to the beach was blocked off due to utility work, but we back tracked and found another way in.....but on the way it started raining (not the best for taking pics of the sunrise). But, all turned out ok and we had a GREAT time and got some pretty good pics too!! There were dolphins everywhere! They were swimming back and forth and back and forth...well, you get the idea...lol. Some of them were even getting really close to the shore! They were BEAUTIFUL!! There were tons of crabs all over too! It was funny to watch them carry armfuls of sand out of their holes and throw it! Daniel loved watching them, but was so afraid they'd pinch him!