Cousins from three families are beating the heat while enjoying the sand and surf at Mexico Beach. From the left, front, are Noah White, grandson of Larry and Jane White of Richmond, Va.; Savannah Padgett, daughter of Michael and Dorislynn Padgett of Climax, Ga.; back, Wesley Barrett, son of Bruce and Danielle Barrett of Climax, Ga., and Sarah Michael Farrington, daughter of Brent and Winde Farrington of Bainbridge, Ga.