Just Beachy

 When I was about 12 weeks pregnant, we visited family in Southern California. As we walked on the beach that January, I thought about our little pumpkin, and bringing her to play on the same beach my mom brought me to when I was a baby, that my dad brought me and my sister to every summer as we grew up.

 In July, as Pumpkin's first birthday approached, we had that chance while visiting for the Fourth of July and a Family Reunion.

Seeing her touch her toes in the water for the first time, playing in the sand, was so special - and it was great to share it with my sister and dad as well.