#2-Reasons we love and will miss Pensacola

#2.  The BEACH!

These two (and their parents) LOVE the beach.  We love the sand (Anthony's least favorite part) the water, the waves, the shells, the smell, everything about it!  We will actually be much closer to the beach in Savannah, but I hear it is nothing like the beaches we have fallen in love with here.  I grew up near here in Daphne, AL and we went to the beach all the time.  Moving to Memphis was a hard dose of reality!  Not everyone lives close to a beach?  Well that stinks! Bryce has asked before where Cappy and Papaw Ruff's beach is so I know he too thinks everyone has a beach close by. 

Our first visit to Penacola Beach in Oct. of 2007

On CeCe's birthday this year she requested a trip to the beach!

We have enjoyed many picnics at the beach, either on a picnic table or on a sheet or blanket spread on the sand.  The table is much easier and cleaner! 

Two of our friends were gracious enough to take our family out on their boats.  Seeing Pensacola Bay from a boat is awesome!  Here with the Sowders we docked and had a sunset picnic at Sand Island.  And right below this one we had just been to eat at Hemingways with the Aldridges and were racing home to beat the sunset.  Fun fun nights!!

One of our favorite family activities is biking at the beach.  There is a great bike path that goes pretty much all over the island.  We would usually drive East and park and ride where there weren't any houses.  Fun sand dunes to ride over (Bryce always requested to ride on the hills) 

Once CeCe was old enough we got her a seat for my bike, she loves biking at the beach too!

Oh how we are going to miss this beautiful white sand and blue green water!!!