Not the Best Timing!

Hello friends,

We thought we would try to get a good picture of the kids while we were at the beach. I was attempting one of those perfect beach pics . . . you know - where the kids are smiling just perfectly with a beautiful blue ocean and sunset in the background. Hmmm . . . didn't quite happen! :)

For those of you who do not live in Florida - I have to tell you that the summer is our worst season! We do not live in Florida for the summers . . . they are too hot, too humid and it rains every afternoon - terrible thunderstorms. No, we live in Florida for the fall, winter and spring - and if you are planning a vacation that is the best time of year to come!

So, being Floridians, we should have known that summer is not the best time of year for beach pictures. But we tried anyways. We got to the beach about 7pm and this is what the sky looked like when we got there . . .

Yes, a terrible storm was a brewing!
Not exactly the best time for pictures . . .
But since we were there - and it hadn't started to rain yet - we decided to at least try to get a picture. But the lighting wasn't great as you can see below!
And the storm started moving in a little closer . . .
We did get a couple of decent pictures - but it was getting dark fast making the background so gray and dreary!

I did get a great picture of Kyle. I just love this one. He is growing up so fast - yet when I look at his sweet, handsome face I still see my little boy - and always will! :)

And I love this one of Allie - even though she isn't smiling. She just has a beautiful little face and I love her curls . . . so feminine.
The wind-blown look! :)



So, we decided to try again the next morning to get a brighter picture. The background is much prettier . . . But we soon realized it was now a little too bright and all we got was a bunch of squinting . . .

So we let the boys go hunt for crabs while we tried to get a few of Allie.


But she was more interested in looking for crabs with her brothers!

So, I think we have learned our lesson - and we will try beach pictures again in the fall - when it is cooler and drier! :)

I hope to do a quick update on Baby Joey later today - I'm just waiting on new pictures! He is too cute and is doing so well. I can't wait to hold him! Thanks so much for sharing our joy and praying for this little one.

In my last post, there were 2 prayer requests in the comments. Please join me in praying for Andrew - who just had a double lung transplant for CF. And please pray for "K" who has been struggling with seizures. Let's lift these amazing kids up together!

Ending with a scripture . . .

"Take a good look at God's wonders - they'll take your breath away."

Psalm 66:5

The Message

Breathless,