Sun Princess

A trip to the Florida Panhandle during the summer months wouldn't be complete without a little water fun. Caroline had her 1st water & boat experience. She was made for it.

We had a morning full of fun in the sun (don't freak out, there was lots of shade involved for our little fair skinned, baby soft & sensitive girl).

Lathered up in baby sunscreen, face & body, her UV ray protective swim suit & her sun hat this little princess with ready & set for her first day in the water.

 Looking extra adorable in her infant life vest, she was immediately put to sleep by the vibrations & rocking of the boat.  I think she really enjoyed the breeze through her lite hair as we cruised around the bay and the bayous. She just laid there, basking in the sun (completely covered by the shade from her hat and the Bimini top on the boat).
When she was ready to wake up, she was lathered up again with sunscreen (for the sake of sounding repetitive, let me just go ahead and tell you this girl was smothered and covered with sunscreen.. no way our baby was getting burnt!) We then made our first attempt at making Caroline a water child.

Dipping her toes in the water didn't turn out as well as we had hoped. I think she was shocked. It was much cooler than her bath water usually is, obviously. After a little shriek and then calming down, we decided that dipping wasn't the best way to go about it. Mommy & Daddy then proceeded to sit down on the shore with the little babe on our lap and show what fun it was to play in the water. Kicking her feet in the waves and looking around at the scenery, she got used to it. Thank goodness. She started to enjoy it I think :)

What Caroline didn't like, was a wave that splashed up and hit her in the face. I think we all can relate. That was the end of that. 

We posted her up under a big beach umbrella on a towel for some down time. And then, another nap was taken. She was precious & SO easy.

She was smiley the whole time, playing with her Nonnie and Opa and taking in the new experience. She's definitely a boat baby- no better way to nap!

Needless to say, we will have a lot more boating and water fun in our future together. This Florida mom is so glad she liked it!

After a long morning on the water, it was only right that I get out of the shower to find this.....

& I smile.
I love my family.