Goodbye Dad (Sunday, June 27)

Sunday morning we spent a few hours on the beach before Troy had to leave.

The waves we coming up a lot higher today leaving water on the beach. At the kids' request we built a dam with the sand.

We got the water to back up pretty good.

But then the dam broke. And we had to shower and take Troy to the airport. We were all SUPER sad he had to leave.

He flew out of Pensacola. We had not seen too much oil in Perdido Key but had heard it was really bad in Pensacola so I decided to take the kids to see the oil. Here were are at a nature preserve along the coast.

Pensacola Beach

Although we saw little tar along the beach in Pensacola, we could smell it and saw tons of trucks working.

We could see stains on the beach where the tar had been cleaned.

After we returned from our trip to Pensacola we hung out in the pool. All three kids have become fabulous swimmers.

Back at the beach for a bit.

Watching my children play, listening to the waves roll in, watching the sun go down, life is good.

Only wish Troy was still here.

Swimming in the dark was one of my favorite things to do as a child.