Tuesday Morning

Well Monday was one of those days that was non-stop from early morning until about 10 PM. We had all 4 grand kids since Sunday after church until Monday evening and believe me when I say "where do they get all of that energy". Ava woke us up at 4:49 in the morning wondering where she was but she did go back to sleep until around 7 when they all got up. It's difficult to really relax especially for Nancy as she is constantly afraid one of them will get hurt, lost or drown; but none of that occurred, thankfully despite having them at the beach twice. The girls are really starting to bond and both of them were in tears when it was time for them to head for home around 7'ish. The boys played much better together but there is still a little of the wanting the same toy at times.

After a breakfast of scrambled eggs and pastries we headed out to the beach with Amy and Tyler's help. Luckily for us they stayed around all week-end except for some moments when they disappeared for the night and then in the afternoon to prepare a potato casserole to go with our smoked/grilled ribs, salad and lemon pies from the Village Inn. It was another delicious family meal that started with homemade guacamole, salsa and chips and a little vino while the ribs were finishing up on the grill. Bob brought Sugar their dog who helped wear the kiddos down for awhile. It was non-stop action from the start and Nancy and I were plumb worn out by the time everyone left and we put the house somewhat back in order. We were in bed by 10 PM. We did get to see a little of the Ray's win over the Marlins for a winning streak of 2 games, Yeah!!!

I should mention the beach was just awesome and it's hard to believe we have been there 4 out of the last 5 days, while last Thursday was just on the beach for our house church the last 3 were in the water, swimming and crashing waves, building sand castles, looking for shells and just loving the beach conditions. They were perfect with the water refreshing along with an off shore breeze which was awesome. Inland it was hot with dry conditions but still in the 90's plus for the highs.

This time next week we should be on the road and on our way to N.C. hopefully for an extended stay throughout the summer. It sure will be difficult to leave our family as well as our church family and now the beach as well. I can't believe we waited nearly 7 months to visit the beach which is 5 miles away; what's with that, LATER