The sunshine is here!! I know it's only April but I am making the most of it and this month we are off to Texas for a wedding! Yee Haw! Anyway I thought some of you are probably planning family holidays with your littlies and so I thought a post on beach essentials for your cuties might hit the spot.

First up is this beautiful beach bag - Okay not technically for your little ones but you carry all their stuff right? Anyway this one by Rip Curl is such a beautiful print and nice and roomy. Great for the plane too.

Annie has one of these towelling throw on's and they are sooo useful for drying a wriggly baby or just hanging out down at the beach when it gets a bit chilly. They need to do them in adult size! They come in a range of prints for girls and boys too.

You can never have too many hats and I love these stylish offerings for boys and girls. The fish print one is Mini Rodini and the Monte Carlo hat is by Andy and Evan both at Alex and Alexa.

You can never be too careful in the sun and this Shark sun safe set by Next is such a great idea to cover up and keep your babies well protected whilst also looking cool!

I have already bought this ruffled floral print swimsuit for Annie - I couldn't resist! Its super cute!

One of the best things we have is a beach shelter! So useful to not just get a bit of shade but to stop all your belongings getting sandy! Babies can sleep in it too whilst you read a book! (Yes we can dream!!)