If you ask the girls what their favorite part of our vacation was, the most common answer is 'collecting seashells on the beach.' This was not the answer I expected to get from them, and it surprised me that this small adventure (which mainly only happened one day...maybe two) was so exciting for them. Clara was the first one to take to it, really. Steve picked up a shell and handed it to her. She treated it like a rare treasure that she was so proud of. She carried it around and showed it to all of us, and grasped onto it, so careful not to drop it in the sand. It was very precious. Shortly after that, Lilly and Carson got in on the fun, too and before you knew it we had a small collection of shells in one of our buckets. Steve really enjoyed finding them for the kids, but Amanda was the best collector I must say. She found some that were a really nice size and different colors. A couple were almost big enough to make a seashell bra out of. ;-) Maybe she'll make one and wear it on our next vacation! We did bring home a small collection of shells that we found on the beach. The intention has been to do something crafty with them. We'll see how long they sit on my kitchen counter before that happens! Hopefully they will be made in to something memorable and worthy of the memory sooner than later. 
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