This past weekend we took little Alyssa on her first outing - a trip to Pensacola Beach to visit with our friends Brian & Alissa and see an air show ending with the Blue Angles. The day started out great; Alyssa slept all the way there, and the rain that hit us during the drive cleared away to beautiful sunshine. She enjoyed laying out on the beach but found it hard to catch any rays since Mom and Dad kept her under the beach umbrella. I was just starting to get curious about the delay in the start of the air show when out of no where a HUGE thunderstorm rolled in. It started off light, and we were going to wait it out on the beach; the ladies under the umbrella and the men out in the rain. After about 15 minutes of the storm getting progressively worse, we decided to make a break for the car; the rain was now coming down in sheets and lightning was striking on the beach! The only one of the five of us that didn't get soaked was little Alyssa who was an angel during the whole thing. She listened to the pounding rain with a lot of curiosity and never uttered a peep. Once we got back to the car we turned on the radio and were told the air show was not cancelled but just delayed. About 45 minutes later, the rain still pouring down, they announced that the show was cancelled for the day. We sat in traffic for 2 hours without moving even a foot. Eventually the traffic cleared out and we were able to get on the road back to Brian and Alissa's apartment. What a day! In spite of everything, we had a fantastic day - God kept us safe through it all, and we spent it in the company of great friends.
