Proof

The girls are both scared to death of the ocean...and don't even want near the water. (they do love the sand though) We wanted to show them that when with a trusting adult there was nothing scary about being on the edge of the water. Easier said than done. :)
Daddy carried Boo out.

and kept a hold of her.

They even got to see a tiny fish trying to swim out of the waves.

Right after this, she was back running to me to play in the sand and then go swimming in the pool.