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That misty look is sand blowing. It stung you're legs.

Aubrey and Olivia

The sea was angry that day, my friends.

I love this picture. It's Aubrey's sister Beth and her son Ty. Where they're walking in the water, it is usually beach. You can see in the background how far the water came up.

Olivia playing in one of the little pools that had formed at the top of the beach.

She looks so small in this picture!

We got back from the beach yesterday re-energized, refreshed and ready for real life. We got there Thursday, just as Ike was closing in on Texas. The waves were HUGE and there was water all over the beach. You could tell that it had been right up to the fences in front of the condos because there were pools of water (probably close to a foot deep) and other debris at the top of the beach. We couldn't go in the water, obviously, but the kids loved splashing in the little pools of ocean. The wind was really gusty and literally pelted us with sand. I feel like my legs got a good exfoliation treatment. Friday and Saturday the wind died down just enough for us to play on the beach, but not enough to really get in the water. We stood at the edge and let the tide lap at our feet, but we had to be really careful not to go out too far. The water was swift and would have carried the kiddies off with no problem. At night the wind got worse. It was so loud and dragged around our patio furniture. Sunday was a lot better and the water was almost back to normal, although the double red flags were still up when we left Monday morning. Olivia had a blast, as usual, playing in the sand, laying in the sand and chasing sea gulls. The last one is a new hobby and was hilarious to watch. One seagull led her all over the beach, letting her get within three feet before he hopped away. Good times!