May 25, 2026 - Monday








We thought about going to Atalaya today, but heard that they have a little parade that goes right in front of our condo, so we decided to stay put and watch the parade instead. It was cute! It was really just a train of decorated golf carts, but they threw candy and the kids enjoyed it a lot. We ate some lunch then headed to the beach for a while. Every time I think we’ll spend a few hours at the beach, kids start complaining and we leave for the pool. Today was no different! We ended up at the pool for hours and hours in the afternoon. The kids made friends with a little boy named Dawson and now all they want to do is play with him. ðŸ˜… 

We ran to DQ for dinner and did a couple of errands while we were out. When we came back, everyone wanted to go to the pool again, so we did that. Clem got some bad sunburn on her face, so I took her up to try to soothe it. Then Ben texted and said Dawson and his mom were down there and she wouldn’t stop talking to him, and asked me to take over socializing. ðŸ¤£ I came down and ended up talking to her for hours! She and I are like soul sisters. We have SO many things in common, it’s really, truly uncanny. It started small with book similarities and getting the hiccups at the same time, but graduated to homeschooling, using the same curriculum, both being born again Christians, both having father-in-laws who are currently in the hospital and likely won’t live more than a couple of days. It felt like more than half of the things one or the other of us mentioned, we were exclaiming, “SAME!” Just crazy. We exchanged phone numbers and will hopefully find a way to keep in touch. I feel like God put us next to each other on this trip for a reason. Who knows what the reason is though?! 

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