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We all packed up and went to the beach (Navarre Beach, FL) for our first family vacation.

We arrived late at night and the next morning Bailey woke up early to explore her new surroundings:

Here she is playing in the sand:

and chasing the seagulls:

We went back out to the beach at sunset:

the glass on my digital camera isn’t good enough to capture the low light shots without a flash, but some these came out OK (even with the blur):

Maybe it’s time for a new camera?

An innocent bystander offered to take a family shot:

From the GA Aquarium website:

“With eight million gallons of fresh and marine water and more aquatic life than found in any other aquarium…”

So when Mom and Dad came to Atlanta for a visit, we had to go.

Here’s the entrance with some tunas:

And Bailey with the Jellies:

Now, the big tanks…

I loved the lighting, so I just kept snappin’ photos. It was hard getting the whale sharks in the shot due to their size, so I flipped the camera into portrait mode:

And Amy’s new boyfriend… a beluga whale. He kept circling the tank and touching the glass with his nose whenever he got near her:

Lastly, here’s Bailey and I viewing the piranhas:

My “Britney Spears” haircut comes courtesy of Amy.

Bailey loves any-and-everthing Sesame Street. Since the Children’s Museum in Downtown Atlanta was having a Sesame Street Exhibit, Amy had to take Bailey.

Here’s Bailey (w/Elton John sunglasses) and best friend Jenna arriving at the museum:

It didn’t take Bailey long to spot her favorite character – ELMO!

The Grandmasters of chess square off while waiting at the entrance of the museum:

Bailey and Jenna inspect the Sesame Street set… Bailey seems to be enjoying herself:

Time to play in the sand…

and water…

and pretend to shop:

More playtime…