Sage's first beach outing! (June 27, 2009)

On Saturday, June 27 we decided to take Sage on her first beach outing to Honeymoon Island in Dunedin. We took a picnic dinner and arrived around 7:30 pm so we could avoid the hot sun. Since we are heading to St. George Island in August for vacation, we'd thought we should see how Sage likes the beach. Well...she seemed to LOVE the beach, water and especially the seagulls (guess we'll be one of THOSE families who feed the seagulls to amuse their kids!). We usually try to collect sand, shells or other mementos from our beach trips and we decided to collect Sage's first shells and rocks. The pickings were slim but we found a nice abalone shell and some beach rocks. After we left the beach, we stopped by Grandaddy & Grandmama's for a short visit. "Island Princess" on her beach blanket... Sage & Daddy...

Sage & Mommy...

Sage & Daddy's toes in the sand...

Sage & Mommy's toes in the sand...

Sage & Daddy near the surf (it was a very windy evening)...

Sage, Daddy & the sunset...

Sage getting her feet in the water...

Family self-portrait - very windy...

Sunset...

Sage's 1st seashells &beach rocks...

Sage's shells/rocks & name in the sand...

Chillin' in Daddy's chair while we pack up to leave...