Atlantic Ocean, here we come.....

Some nights, I lie awake remembering the fun things we've done over the last few days or weeks which gets me to thinking about posting a blog.  It's funny how witty and clever the narration in my head sounds, yet when I wake up in the morning, what actually gets put here on this blog is a far cry from what I "wrote" in my mind the night before.  Such a shame.  So here goes yet another attempt to keep everyone interested as well as documenting our interesting travels.  

School was rough this week.  Isabelle and Sarah took the beginning of the week recovering from a cold, but as you can see a few rays of sun and they were all feeling much better by the end of the week.  This is how we home school in Florida.  Yeah, right. 

The truth is most of our fun happens on the weekends when Mike is home playing with us.  We have a short list of things we would like to do while we are here in Florida.  One of those things is visit the Atlantic Ocean, so we decided to head East this weekend.  

We were given some advice on a few family oriented beaches near Cocoa Beach, so we ended up at Port Canaveral, just south of where the huge cruise ships head out to sea.





The sand here was very fine and soft.  When we walked down to the water's edge, our feet sank into it just like if you were to walk into Mission Bay.  As icky as that may sound, it was clean and nice and firmed up once you got to the actual water.  The water also tasted saltier.
 





This is just a fun picture of our happy feet.  With the small surf, Mike and I were able to relax and let the girls play in the water while we lay on lounge chairs and dozed in the sun. 










Here are the girls hitting the 79 degree water...burrrr! 










As you can see, our time relaxing on the sand didn't last long.  I spoke with the lifeguard before we got in the water to be sure there weren't any wildlife that I should beware of (an yes beware, not be aware).  Other than the occasional sting ray and jellyfish, it was just like being in San Diego.

Here are Mike and Sarah coming in after a nice long swim.  Sarah was thrilled that she could actually swim in the ocean without being knocked over by the waves. 

Believe it or not, the girls are actually pretty good friends when they don't realize that they are acting like friends.  I found out later, they were busy making up their own language as they sat at the shore looking and not fighting. 

More wave hopping!

I love taking pictures together at all the fun places we go. 

Sarah's impression of a dolphin. 

A wonderful end to a fun filled day.

The girls and I picked up a floating chair for Mike this week so he and Sarah tested it out on Sunday afternoon after church.  I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday.