Second Time Around - Day Nine

It seems like yesterday we were just driving this same route to the airport in Detroit.  But yet, so much has happened in the last week we were home.  Tyler had a fabulous 10th birthday.  We walked around Art Prize, finished our academic year, and were visited by the Tallmadge Fire Department.  Best of all, though, we got to spend time with Dad!

We left around 8:30 am and got on the way.  The drive, park-n-go, and baggage check went smoothly.  We requested handicap assistance through security and were escorted to the front of the line where the TSA Agent spoke directly with Sammy and gave both kids instructions on how to clear the Security Screen quickly.  We had lunch at McDonalds and headed to our gate.

The flight was quick and we landed in MB at 2:15 pm.  We had a short wait for the van and then were back!  Oh that ocean is gorgeous... she never gets old!

We headed down to the ocean for a quick dip and were thrilled with what awaited us... Look at ALL the shells!

Uncle Roger, Aunt Gretchen and Dean joined us for a swim too!  Then it was up to the pool and upstairs to get cleaned up for dinner.  We ordered Pizza Chef and had lots of fun getting caught up again.  We eagerly watched the tide come in.  The waters were higher than I've ever seen...  all the way up to the dunes and beach grass.  Crazy!

Tonight's lunar eclipse caused the higher tides.  We stayed up to get a glimpse but the skies were cloudy and we didn't see it.  However, Dad knew how important it was to us to see so he got some great shots so we wouldn't miss it.

Just beautiful!  Today reminded me of the beauty God's given us in His creation all around us.  As I did my devotions tonight I read about God's power to control the weather, the tides, and the oceans.  Wow.  Thank you Lord!