summer {see it snap it love it}

Summer is all about time spent outdoors.

The simple pleasures in life.

The warm sun on your skin

and ideally some sand between your toes.

It's about big smiles and even bigger adventures.

 Which is what we had this weekend

when we took the beautiful boy on his first holiday.

We went to the beautiful west Wales coast

and stayed in a lovely little cottage.

We also had the added bonus of getting to catch up with family

as were there to celebrate my Grampy's 80th birthday

and to relive all the old haunts of my dad, aunt and uncle

who holidayed there every year as children and teens.

As with all good holidays

we had plenty of beach time

and we didn't let a bit of cloud dampen our spirits.

We spent most of our time

chasing after the beautiful boy

as he ran off at speed across great expanses of sand,

so I think we can probably say with certainty that the beach was a hit.

I had a bit of hubby help picking this week's winner

and together we chose this one:

by Kelly-Marie at Our Footprints On The World.

We just loved the photos she captured of her gorgeous little guy enjoying himself.

So she gets to show off the winners badge if she wishes.

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And for next week she has chosen the theme of 'Surprise'.

I already can't wait to see what everyone does with that theme.

And don't forget that we'll be back to opening the linky on a Tuesday from next week.

So get linking up your 'Summer' photos below.

Remember to grab the badge

and tweet your links to @dear_beautiful_ so I can retweet you.

And enjoy going round to all the other lovely pictures when you get time.

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