Girls Day at Fort Myers Beach

For Papa's birthday gift the guys (and Aunt Tracie) went deep sea fishing so the girls were left having to go on their own special outing. We chose to go to the beach to play in the sand and look for shells and shark's teeth. Because of the sun Megan spent a lot of time under the canopy in the shade with Grandma. This picture was snapped just before she took a nap.
While Megan was sleeping Aunt Lisa and I buried Crystal and Caila in the sand. They are so much fun to play with, I'm glad we got to have a day without the boys.
Megan loved feeling the sand on her feet! This is her first time stepping on the beach and it looks like she will be a beach baby. At one point we had her sitting in the sand and she was all smiles.
The first time in the Gulf of Mexico was a different story... I think the water was so cold and she was kind of shocked with the splashing of the waves. Then she realized there was a ocean behind her and she just wanted to stare at it. Between the waves and the reflection off the water I think she could have stared at it all day long. But we were in direct sunlight so we didn't stay out for long. If her skin is like mine it will burn quickly and I don't want to find out so sunblock and shade were our #1 priority.
We had to make this day extra special since Conary was fishing so the girls got to pick any kind of ice cream they wanted. What you can't see in this picture is the blue and white swirled ice cream that was over flowing from the cone. Needless to say with this huge amount of ice cream no one finished their cones but it was fun to watch them try. Blue ice cream was everywhere! Hope the girls had as much fun as I did.