Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend our neighborhood pool opened. As the custom goes, our kids "had" to be the first in. So we waited outside the gate until 9:58am. Jim had Sam put the key in at that point. At 9:59am, Michael turned the key and opened the gate. At 10am our three and two neighbor girls who were with us lined up alongside the pool's edge and gave the countdown to jump in. Michael and one of the neighbor girls didn't make the jump. (Were they waiting to see if the other three outlived the SHOCK of their bodies being submerged in the cold water?!!?) They all eventually made it in the pool...which was freezing. Jim and I were content to read our books and avoid the frigid water. No pics...my camera battery was dead.

We hit up a couple picnics this weekend and took in a movie. On Monday it was overcast and chilly, so we decided to head to the ballpark and watch the Royals play. They Royals didn't do so well, if it weren't for a run in the 8th inning, they would've been skunked! We were able to enjoy the day despite the outcome of the game. The battery was charged by then, enjoy the pics.

Lady Liberty never looked so good!
Notice the background. This is a little field within the stadium gates where kids can play a little ball during the game. There's an entire "fun zone" for kids and it was packed during the game yesterday. Does anyone watch the game anymore?

Jim and Sarah...Jim is thinking "My boys' games are more exciting than this one!!"

Deanna Rose Homestead

Yesterday we went to a neat local place....Deanna Rose. We went with the Woods...friends from church. A great way for us all to celebrate the arrival of SUMMER BREAK! The kids mined for precious gems, rode some ponies, fished, bottle fed some little goats and we all got to go on a horse drawn wagon ride. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

Slideshow

Okay, if you see the slideshow above this post, you'll see some shots from vacation. If you double clik on the slideshow, it should take you to our web album where you can see bigger prints. (Sorry, I've not yet figured out how to make the slideshow bigger!)

Enjoy!

Surprise Guests

Mothers' Day

Wow. As I sit on the couch drinking my first cup of coffee, the view is amazing. This week we've traded the view of the walnut tree with its swing, the woods and green grass, with an occasional deer strolling by for water, water, water. and sand, sand, sand. All I can see out our windows is the Gulf....and I'm on the computer? (not for long!)

Yesterday we checked out of the hotel and into the condo. We spent some time at the beach in the morning before checking out of the hotel....enough time for the kids to ride some waves in on their boogie boards and for Michael to be stung by something! (he's okay, by the way) We drove to the Sandestin Resort and wow, what a place. All I can say is that the Lord is good to allow us to be here! We had to check in at the guard shack and all breathed a sigh of relief when the guard said "Your name is in my book". A little foretaste of Heaven! (Except I am certain that my name is in THAT book! Revelation 21)

We're on the 13th floor of a condo and have a wrap around view of the Gulf of Mexico. A quick elevator ride down will get us to the beach. The kids and Jim played a bit on the beach last night while I did the WalMart grocery run. Today we are going to have a little "church service" of our own and then enjoy the beach. What the kids don't know is that our friends, the Schultzes, will be arriving today around noon and will be spending the week here too! I hope to get some footage of the big surprise and if I do, I'll post it!

This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!

Sand in the shoes.

Love that sand & sun.

Didn't take long at all for Mike's clothes to get wet!

Digging Digging Digging

Destin, FL 2009