Siloso Beach, Sentosa

My parents, Elyse and I went to Siloso Beach on Sentosa a few days ago. For those who don't know, Sentosa is a tiny island south of the main island of Singapore. Once at Vivo City (a mall), it takes just a few minutes by train to reach the island.

Although Elyse does like the sand now, she is not too sure about water with any sort of waves. If you recall our trip to Thailand, Elyse did not go in the ocean. Today I thought she might since the waves were pretty tiny on the beach. To get her in the water, we took one step at a time.

First she played in the sand.

Then she was able to get her toes and then ankles in the water.

Then she could reach down and touch it, and eventually sit in it.

Then she just decided it was ok. She walked into the water and we played where she could stand and then she said "I want to go by Grandma" who was farther in. She was ready to walk there on her own, but I helped her out a bit.

Once she decided the water was ok, she got very brave and was in and out of water all over the place. There were some sudden drop offs which were deep to a 2 1/2 year old, so I wound up running all over trying to keep up with her. We had a great time. We will have to go back with Toby some time soon.