It was Hot!

Friday we were tired. We were tired of walking. Tired of Disney. Tired of cooking on the hot pavement. We needed a change. We decided renting a car and going to Cocoa Beach would be a welcome change. The kids were so excited to go to the Beach and play in the Ocean. We bought buckets and shovels. It was time to build sand castles. Gather sea shells. And enjoy a relaxing day at the beach. *Beware. We are in our swimsuits. If you don't want to see that close your browser and run away.

The ocean was chilly. But still very inviting in the heat.

A sweet older couple offered to take our family picture.

Little Miss loved playing in the sand.

Little Man loved the sand, but he enjoyed the ocean a lot. He liked to jump in the waves and look for seashells.

When Little Miss was in the ocean it helped if someone was holding her hand. The waves knocked all 40lbs of her over without someone holding her hand.

She enjoyed Randy swinging her around more than anything.

And yet she still found her way into my arms where she prefers to be all of the time if I will let her.

The kids wanted to help make the ocean bigger. They decided to dig a hole so it would be a little bigger than when we arrived. Sweet huh?

Another family picture after we had been helping the kids build sandcastles.

This is one of my favorite pictures of Little Man. He is so happy and just enjoying the day.
We spent over three hours at the beach and then it was time to go. Randy and Little Miss were getting red, and we had 50SPF sunblock on them, and we even reapplied. Little Man and I wore 30SPF and we didn't burn. Sadly they did. Little Miss was quite heart broken over this. Even with the sunburn my kids loved the beach. They would like to live near the ocean where we can do this more often. Me too. It was wonderful.

We finished our day at Magic Kingdom. We rode a few rides, and bought the kids souvenirs that they had been wanting.

We waited in line to meet Cinderella. Little Miss was so excited to meet her. And I love the interaction in these next few pictures. She made Little Miss so happy!

And lastly Belle in her Princess Dress. She even remembered Little Miss from Epcot. It was amazing!

We loved our calm day. The kids were happy. We loved seeing Florida. It was our first time there and it was nice to see something other than Disney World.