Belleair Beach, Florida

This is probably the best beach experience we have had as a family.

The beaches were clean and only littered with seashells. 

Our two littlest bits didn't remember what the ocean was like and I'm kind of glad.

Their last experiences a few summers ago left them sitting on the sand wishing they could play in the water.  This experience was the opposite.  They wouldn't leave the water.

From the waves to the buoy it was about 5 feet deep max.  I don't think it ever got over my head.  The water was flat and smooth most of the time with occasional waves from boats that had passed by or the tide rolling in.

There was not a single piece of beach that wasn't touched by shells.

There were so many.

In our entire lives we'd never seen shells so beautiful all in one place.

When we were little we would have been so excited to find shells like these but because there were so many, we only picked the best ones.  Kind of reminds of God's blessings.

I love how there are many different colors throughout the day.  The blues go from light and muted to bright blue and white!

There was a small pool at this condo but we told the kids we came for the ocean.  We can swim in a pool back home. It was just the right size for a quick dip before heading to the room though.

It's pictures like the one below that make it worth the drive.

It's kind of neat to introduce your kids to all of God's handiwork and for them to feel how great it is.

We finished off the last night with a crab hunt.  We just needed flashlights and we walked the beach until dark.  Then the hunting began.  They weren't very successful, we only found one and then it started to rain and chased us back to the room.

If nothing else, we enjoyed the view and the experience, every second.