August 18, 2009

Daytona 2009

We got to go to Daytona this July to vacation with Josh's parents. We had a nice, long, relaxing time there. First time ever we were able to stay longer than one week...What an amazing gift!!

First day out on the beach, Hudson doing a taste-test of the sand. He liked it, and wound up eating a lot more over the course of the next few days. Eventually, and thankfully, the novelty of eating sand wore off after that.

Jumping waves was a big hit this year! We spent a lot of time doing this with the big kids :)


An incredible storm passed through one evening. A tornado touched down about a mile from where we were! I was wishing for one of those super-duper cameras about this time as a rainbow had come out while it was still storming. If you look closely, on the left side of the picture you can see part of the rainbow, and then the lightning striking just to the right of it. Awesome display of God's power, and neat for the kids to see a rainbow as they love the story of Noah!

The calm after the storm.

Lovin' the popsicles

Justin and Jackey Perry, with their daughter Abigail (plus one in utero), and Drew and Jessie Tucker are sweet friends of ours from our church here. They live in Tampa now and have planted a church down there. We took a day trip over to visit them and hang out. It was such a treat to spend the day together and see what life looks like for them!

Oh, I love this boy!! Doesn't he look so big with his cool shirt? (Another Caden Lee special!)

Carter got to play putt-putt for the first time this trip, and he LOVED it! Getting a little coaching from Daddy to start off with, but he caught on quickly and had a great time!




I can't believe how quickly the past five years have passed by...

Early birthday celebration with Nen and Pa :)

Picnic on the beach our last day there. Really loved using this cool shade tent that Mom had gotten us last year. First chance we've had to use it, and it worked really well! Hudson also used it for his nap...

Last night there, dinner out at Aunt Catfish's. Yummy!!

Doesn't this take your breath away? Sun rising over the ocean the morning we left...
"From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised." Psalm 113:3

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