The beach was fun and beautiful. There was tons of seaweed and it was a little brownish and murky, but I don't think the color had to do with the oil spill. The seaweed, I don't know. It was still pretty and fun, though I had my littlest man with me most the time, and we pooled it a lot! The last day was the prettiest, and it was the day after they capped the well...it was sort of symbolic, the ocean was happy! ;-)


All the kids and cousins had a blast, no one got bit by a shark, or even stung by a jellyfish. We had safe travels... always a blessing.


Now back home, with lots to do. We are moving at some point this fall. Joseph has a new and better job, and we are so very thankful for it, though I will miss my sweet, dear friends here soooo much. We'll still be in MS, just another town. God is so gracious to always provide for us! We own our home, which means we also own the repairs that need to be done. We thought we would be here longer, and we thought our house only needed some cosmetic fixes. Weeellll, it needs more than cosmetics (long story), actually some major floor work has to be done. Oh my! So we have lots to figure out about that. Also, I may be homeschooling everyone again for a while. I am excited and scared silly about that! I have to decide like today cause registration is next week here. So, hmmm.... lots to think about....