We headed to St. George for Labor Day with Aunt Kristi and some friends from church. We all knew Gustov was out in the Gulf, but I don't think any of us realized how affected we would be.Saturday started out nice. After a yummy breakfast, we headed out to play in the sand and surf. Eli loved it! Surprise, surprise, I know... After a nap and lunch, we hit the beach again. Thankfully, Eli managed to dig, bury, and throw fistfuls of sand a lot because this was the most time we got to spend on the beach. The winds started picking up that evening, and we began to get a lovely exfoliation due to all the sand that went flying. I quickly realized that if the sand was hurting my legs...and hitting my knees...that meant it was hitting Eli in the face!! So, we packed up and headed in...and there we stayed for the better part of the rest of our 3-day weekend.
We did, in fact, spend Sunday under a Tropical Storm watch and warning. Sustained winds started out around 15 mph or so...and got all the way up to 25ish mph with gusts over 40 mph Sunday night. It was pretty awesome to stand outside (when the sand wasn't pummeling you...) and experience the power and wonder of the storm. The surf was rough and angry...getting close to the house, but mini dunes slowed it before it got too close. The wind brought lots of sand under the house...crazy how the beach changes so quickly in a storm like that.
(look how high the water came in the lot next to us)_
And then Monday afternoon, it started looking almost sunny, so we got to play a little more....squeezing in all the beach time we could. Otherwise, we entertained ourselves with games,
card games,
cupcakes,
magnetic toys,
and Eli, of course, kept us laughing and busy.
Glad that everyone was safe and that the house didn't sustain any damage!
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