Beach Part 1

Over Labor day weekend Laura took Avery to the beach with her extended family while I went to Atlanta to  watch NC State play.  The trip was going to be very interesting because it combined her love of being outside and water along with her greatest pet peeves of dirty feet/hands and people not wearing shoes.  A constant ying/yang that Avery would have to battle. 

Avery was very hesitant of the water and the fact that it moved in and out.  She refused to get near it and would run away from it when it came in.  And yes, that is how she wanted to wear her sunglasses.  On her head like her mother.

Extreme concern about the water coming in...

Once she sat on Mommy's lap she realized the water could be fun.  However she refused to take off her coverup because she had just eaten too much mac and cheese and her belly was poking out.

How does a baby with a phobia of dirt play with sand at the beach?  On a blanket of course!  She would scoop sand from outside the blanket and dump it in her bucket.

Finally a big smile for being at the beach!