Joseph has been demonstrating that he is learning about protecting against UV. For several days I've heard him singing the "Slip, Slop, Slap"
This year we also got a few swim shirts and suits from Lands End. The Coolibar shirt I am wearing in the above picture to left is short sleeved. At times I wish it was long sleeved, but I'm thankful for what I have.
As we have been going to the beach in the early morning or in the evening, the sand and pavement were not too high of a temperature. I went for a little walk in the middle of the day. The sand and pavement were excruciatingly hot. That is why we got sandals and swim shoes for the everyone. Several years ago we went on a vacation (I was at a TI workshop in St. Louis and my family was on vacation with me) where the little kids got to play in the pool everyday. After a few days of their soft feet jumping and running around on the bottom surface of pool, their little toes were rubbed raw. That was when we learned the wisdom of swim shoes.
A cute thing that happened this evening:
Enjoy an 11 second video. Every time a wave came up, Rebekah would do a dance.
And lest you think all I have been doing today is playing, I made progress in reading a couple of neat books as part of my commitment to the Lilly Fellowship. (I'll write about those later.) I am looking forward to a nice day of rest tomorrow.
Also, we have been delighted to have a visit today with a friend from Indianapolis who is now working in Florida at ECHO, Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization. This week they were in the news as a practical response to what some world leaders were meeting about at a summit in Rome. A reason for world hunger is that small farming has been neglected. I sure do agree with ECHO's vision: "to bring glory to God and a blessing to mankind by using science and technology to help the poor."
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Sounds like you all are having a great time!!
Miss you all and can't wait to see you in July to swap adventure stories :)
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