We spent the evening settling into the hotel and then we headed to the pool. Sam immediately put on his water wings and jumped into the pool. He's still as fearless as he was last year. He goes under and pops back up laughing! Hannah finally practiced swimming without her water wings. She was so nervous at first but she's ever so slowly getting the hang of it.
While we were swimming, two ladies came down with a little boy (Hannah's age) and a little girl (Sam's age). After observing Sammy jumping into the pool the little girl decided she wanted jump as well. I happened to have two extra pairs of water wings (you know, just in case) so I gave them to their kids. When the ladies were finished swimming I told them they could keep the water wings (do you really need two spare pairs?)
A few minutes later one of the women came back and told us her husband was grilling a ton of food and they were going to make us two plates. I sent Bobby to get the food when it was ready. While he was there the husband told Bobby to try some fish he was grilling. Tommy Bowden had caught the fish and given it to their family and they were grilling it. What a small world we live in! And the food was delicious as well - grilled pork chops and chicken, potato salad and rolls. What a blessing!!
This morning I took the kids to the beach so Bobby could sleep late. It was a balmy 73 degrees but the kids got in the water any way. Poor Sammy still has trouble standing in the waves and laughed every time he fell. We attempted sand castles but the kids were more interested in running in the waves.
Here are a few pictures to get you started...
