Elyse's first trip to the beach!

We just retuned from a wonderful vacation! We went with Ryan's family to Daytona Beach and it was fabulous. Elyse loved the beach, which was surprising to me because she hates to be dirty. Whenever she gets something on her hands, she says "mommy clean please." She said this for the first little bit and wanted me to clean her beach shoes. Finally, she realized the sand was ok and even sat down to play in it. The resort we stayed in was Daytona Beach Shores and Spa Resort. It was SO nice and I would recommend it to anyone taking a beach trip! We spent our mornings at the beach/ pool, afternoons napping, and evenings shopping and eating out! Elyse's highlight of the trip, I believe, was riding on the airplane. Of course she couldn't remember doing this twice last year so I'm sure she thought this was her first time. She is still saying, "I ride on the airplane! I'll be back!" She is really loving the pool now so I'm sure we will have to frequent that a lot this summer.

Overall, this was a perfect vacation. Praise God for safe travels and great family time relaxing!