Ship Island

 Our first weekend after moving into our house, some of the dental residents got together and went out to Ship Island. You take a ferry ride for almost an hour out to this little island with clear water and a great beach. You stay and play for a few hours and then ride the boat back. It was VERY hot that day and we were all sweating on the boat ride. The boat left at 9am and it was already sweltering. But we once we got there and jumped in the water, it was perfect. The water cooled you down just enough. 

 We even saw dolphins on our way out there. This is the only picture I got and it was pretty far away. Every time I would turn my camera off, they would swim up to the top. Then once I had my camera ready, we didn't see anything. Go figure!

 We all enjoyed the water. Jack has been getting a lot more brave these days. He has always been pretty timid around water, but this summer has been really good for him. We swam a lot in Washington and I think he is getting more comfortable. Jack and Justin both got stung by little jellyfish. We didn't know what it was at first, but Jack kept saying that his leg was stinging. So we asked the lifeguards and they said there are little jellyfish and the only thing to do is to wait for it to go away. Luckily, the sting only lasted for about ten minutes. It made me a little nervous though. I am not a fan of jellyfish.

 Anderson loved the sand. He played and played and played in the sand all day long.

He found a nice little shady spot by our umbrella and sat there for over an hour digging and filling up his bucket. He would fill it up, and dump it out. Fill it up, and dump it out. He was covered in sand and loving every minute of it.

Justin works with some really great people who have been so nice to us and made our move much easier. Everyone is very friendly and outgoing, so we have really enjoyed spending time with them. I miss our Cleveland friends a LOT but it is nice to know that you can find good people anywhere you go.