In early September, we went to Destin, FL for a family beach trip with my in-laws.  Brad's cousin was getting married there, so we decided to make it a full vacation.  Melody's first beach trip was August 2016 when she was about 3 months old.  She didn't get to spend too much time on the actual beach on that trip though.  This would be the first trip where she was mobile and would get to experience the ocean and sand.