Byards' Bywords: Nokomis Beach, Florida

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Nokomis Beach, Florida

Back in November, my father-in-law Gary invited us to go with him to visit his parents who winter in Osprey, Florida (this is close to Sarasota). He decided to go at the beginning of February and given Indiana's track record with cold weather and snow in the winter, we decided to go for it! There were a lot of firsts on this trip, including Audrey's first plane ride and her first trip to the beach. She loved the warmer climate, especially since that meant she didn't have to wear socks!

Audrey's favorites in Florida:

1) The beach
2) Going on walks around the neighborhood and meeting doggies
3) Her great-grandma's desserts (there were ALWAYS desserts)

Here are some pictures of Audrey while we visited Nokomis Beach and the Jetty.

Sundress! Here we are getting ready to go :)

Pretty excited to be out and about

Daddy got excited, too!

Audrey LOVED the water. She didn't care how cold it was! We were only planning on letting her get her feet wet, but by the end of our trip this dress and onesie were soaked and covered in sand. Thank goodness we put a swim diaper on her! Audrey would go be a mermaid if she could.

When a big wave would get Audrey and soak the bottom of her dress, she would yell, "Whoo!"

Loved digging in the sand, too, and being covered in it! Look at those fat little sandy feet!

So concentrated :)

Audrey liked to see how far away she could get before anyone came after her. It was about this far.

Audrey did like picking up some shells, too. She would put them in her bucket, then dump her bucket, then put them back in, etc.

After we cleaned Audrey off and put her in some dry clothes, we went to a nearby park. Audrey loved the slide and swing.

After we finished at the park, we walked along the jetty, where Audrey got to see some cool birds up close. I'm pretty sure this one was contemplating how best to pick Audrey up and eat her.