Let is Burn, Let is Burn, Let is Burn

Seems sort of surreal…listening to Christmas music, seeing the lights and decorations go up, and then heading to the beach in 90 degree weather.

All in all, we had a good time at our beach getaway 2 weeks ago. We invited our Nicaraguan family along and the kids really enjoyed themselves. The food, weather and beach were spectacular. We enjoyed watching the waves crash on the shore at dusk, picking up starfish and feeling the squishiness of shells as they peaked their toes out. The kids enjoyed “chasing” the waves, only to have the waves chase them back!


After several applications of SPF 50 and SPF 70 sunblock, we all still managed to get a decent sunburn, especially Zachariah. He has a raccoon sort of look on his face and a nice shade of red on his back. Hopefully the burn on his face will clear up in time for his graduation this coming Sunday.

I and Abby spent a good 2 hrs riding the waves and talking…and I have the sunburn to prove it!

There are lots of things to do on the beach! Play in the sand, build sand castles, sleep...


I was also able to brush up on my basketball skills again and did a decent job of not looking too shabby for not having played for over 10 yrs.


The only tough spot was that Sebastian was sick and had a fever with cough the entire weekend. Our first day back we brought him to the doctor and she promptly diagnosed him with bronchitis. So he’s on his first round of antibiotics and seems to be on the mend, slowly but surely.