Williams Family Lunch

(From 12/23/16)

This morning we went to do our annual tradition of delivering Christmas gifts and food to families through City Union Mission.  As I mentioned last year, this is an important value in our family.  But this particular event has increased in popularity, so this year they only had one bag for us to deliver, and unfortunately that family wasn't home.  So we said a prayer for that family and dropped off the gifts and food back at the main office.

We then headed home briefly before going to lunch with Meghan's extended family. Mark and Barb are in town for Christmas, and Michelle is too.  We met with all of them, along with Eric and Christine, at Chapala for a nice lunch.  We'll see them all on Christmas afternoon at Eric and Christine's house, so thankfully this wasn't our only chance for interaction.  But it was great to see everyone, and we're looking forward to the main event on Sunday.

Rainy Day

Today my dad took a vacation day and was able to spend some time with us. We were hoping to be able to do something outside, but unfortunately it rained a lot of the day. The bad thing about this area is there really isn't much to do with little kids indoors. So we ultimately decided to go to Chick-Fil-A. The kids had a fun time playing in the indoor playground.

We all enjoyed the yummy food and a special dessert with Grandpa.

A Day at the Beach

Today we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go to the beach.  Even though I prefer the beaches of Destin, the kids are small so prefer no waves so we went to a beach near my parents' home which is in a protected bay, so has no real surf. This was perfect for the kids and they had a great time. They really liked playing with Grandpa's boogie board too. We had a fun time.

Picnic at the Shore

Today I had hoped to go to the beach, but Joshua woke up with a fever and feeling awful. So we decided to stay home. My parents got a kiddie pool for the kids to play in, so the girls had a lot of fun with that.

Later on, Joshua rallied after some advil and also had a good time playing out there.

That night for dinner, we had a picnic in the park and also got to play at the playground. Joshua still wasn't feeling great so his heart wasn't exactly in it. But we still had a nice time by the water. The kids were kind of mad I didn't bring the swimming stuff as there is a beach area at this particular park, but the conversation was ended when a brief but strong storm came through at the end of our meal.