We woke up this morning to a hint of sunshine. Bev and I both ended up on the balcony to soak up what little rays we could... but it didn't last long. The housekeeper was coming at 9:30 this morning so I told the kids we would head out for donuts for breakfast.
I wasn't expecting this...
After donuts and a stop for coffee, we grabbed some groceries and then decided to pick up some entertainment for the kids at Wal-Mart. We got a bunch of movies, some Jurassic World dinosaurs for Tyler and some Inside Out toys for Sammy. We also needed to pick up some warmer clothes. Even the WalMart parking lot was covered with water.
When we got back to the condo, we warmed up some leftover tacos for lunch and then settled in for a fun-filled afternoon of play. At one point, the emergency broadcast system issued an alert and the alarms on our phones went off. Luckily it was just to announce a flash flood warning again. Phew!
Sammy watched movies and played with her new toys. Tyler and Grandma watched Jurassic Park 2. In between play, we took several stops to check out the ocean, waves and weather.
... and said hello to Locust again. Later this afternoon Bev forgot and slid her hand down the railing. Locust jumped off and flew to the far side of our building.
Bev requested we go back to Jimmyz for Hibachi tonight. Tyler wanted to go with me but Sammy wanted to play in the hot tub so we split up. After enjoying a quick dip in the pool, Sammy moved over to the hot tub... surprised to find out it was ONLY 80* (normally 102*)! It just wasn't the same. She spent more time in the pool and then announced she wanted to go back to the "cold tub". Lol. I love that kid.
Tyler enjoyed our ride... asking me to go faster through the HUGE puddles. At one point, we passed a car where the water came up to the floor boards. Oh boy, I hope we don't get too much more!
After dinner Tyler wanted to watch Jurassic Park 3 with Grandma. Sammy asked if I would go to the hot tub with her again so we went out on the balcony to check on the weather. We watched a big storm rolling in. It got really windy so we headed back inside. When I tried to close the big glass sliding door, I couldn't. It took me a few tries to realize that the wind was bending it out of square so it couldn't close. I needed to ask Bev to help push it out as we pushed it close. Wow!
The rain was coming down hard so I told Sammy we wouldn't be going back to the hot tub. Instead we suggested a bath in my jacuzzi tub. Sammy got cleaned up and then headed to her room to watch some Annie & Moby and play quietly. I joined Tyler and Grandma as we watched their movie.
We said our good-byes to Bev at bedtime. Her cab will pick her up at 5:00 am for her 7:00 am flight.
It was another great day. Its definitely NOT how I would have chosen to end Bev's vacation... but it was a pretty great way to build some sweet memories together. Thanks for a great week Grandma!
