We started off with a stop in North Carolina to see my college BFF, Lindsay.

We played in the fountains

And jumped in the pool

Then M perfected her bellyflop in the tidal pools on the beach (and for some reason insisted on calling them “dewyflops”).

We played in the waves (and “fed” them sand and shells)

And let the beach style our hair.

We took a boat ride to see dolphins and explore some of the shoals exposed by the low tide

And found starfish, hermit crabs and tons of shells.

We played on the beach some more

And found a really, really big horseshoe crab.

It was a perfect week of sun, sand, ocean and exploring!