Trying new things.....

This Thursday we enjoyed some time at the beach. It was a beautiful day! The sun was shinning & the water was pretty warm, but refreshing. Since the water was warm we decided we would try something new...... PADDLE BOARDING! One of the brothers in our hall told us about a place that rented out paddle boards. So Thursday morning we packed up the truck and headed to St. George Island- One of the beaches we hadn't yet been to.

If you don't know what paddle boarding is, here is a simple explanation: A paddle board is just like a beginners surfboard, it is 11 feet tall, you rent that board with a paddle. So when you get out to deep enough water you stand up on the board and paddle you way around the ocean.

It was such a blast. We loved it- accept for when the waves took you down (although I have to say it was entertaining to watch them go down.)

Dad on the paddle board standing up!

We had to swim out a little ways. Which got kind of un-nerving when you had nothing to float on. Sometimes you could get back in to shore a little quicker by catching a wave.

Riley

Jaira

All of us got to get up on the board. It was so amazing to see Jehovah's creations.... So glad we got to share some pictures of our adventure with you. 

Packing Up & Heading South

We are official residents in Florida. We made it here a couple of weeks ago, & are still in the process of unloading! (Although, we are very close to being complete). We were packing up on a Friday a couple weeks ago. We had our things in a storage unit, so some brothers came to unload the unit & put it in the "big truck"! We managed to snap a couple of pictures, but for some reason they are not posting. Keep on looking to see if we get more pictures on here!!

We had a journey on the way down. When ran into some trouble with one of the trucks. We got to get a long break to stretch our legs though! The other group in the "big truck" went ahead heading to Florida, while the rest of us went to a work shop to see what was wrong with the other truck. We got delayed a couple hours. While we were waiting we got to make a witness. We were in the waiting room, we started a conversation with a lady in there & told her we were moving to Florida. She asked why we were going to Florida. Mom explained to her that we were Jehovah's Witnesses & that we were full time pioneers. She looked at us and said- "My mom told me she was a pioneer!". She went on to explain that her family had grown up around the truth, but never were really involved. It was so awesome to see that she recognized who we really were.
We finally got the truck fixed & were on our way. We got in at 4:00 AM on Sunday Morning. A brother dropped off some breakfast for us and was planning to come back & help us unload! After the meeting we were greeted with friends that were ready to help us unload!
We got to relax that evening & enjoyed some real seafood!
The Honeys!