Beach Day!!!!!!!

Today was one of those days when you have to decide if the glass is half-empty or half-full. I am going to tell you about it from the stand point that the glass is half-full. Ok?
We decided to go to the beach with some friends of ours here. It was a bit overcast but turned out to be a wonderful day weather- wise. When we got to the beach we were the only ones there and had a terrific time swimming in the ocean, snorkeling, wave surfing, and swimming in the fresh water lagoon. I brought some hamburgers and Garth made a fire on the beach so we could warm them up. Can’t you just picture it? So serene and beautiful…The children playing in the sand, the waves rolling in, birds flying overhead, palm trees all around. I am glad you can picture it because you may not see any pictures of it for awhile. I will tell you why later.
Around lunch time more people showed up on the beach-Americans and Indonesians. Actually quite a few Indonesians, which is a bit unusual. So everyone in our group except for Cale and I, went for a walk down the beach. Garth had set up a hammock for Cale a few pondoks (huts) down from ours so I was sitting over by Cale waiting for him to fall asleep. After awhile I thought it would be great to take a picture of Cale sleeping in the hammock with his little feet sticking out. I know how much Garth’s sister Brenda likes his little feet and toes. So I went back by our stuff to look for the camera and couldn’t find it. I figured that Garth had taken it on the walk. So when they came back and said they didn’t have it, we began a frantic search-which included digging in the sand, and snorkeling out in the water to check all of the possible places it could be. No camera. Well, later the American husband that came at lunch said he looked over at our pondok while we were all walking and noticed some Indonesians in by our stuff. He said they were cleaning the beach and raking the sand, so he didn’t think much of it. Later when his daughter was out swimming she overheard some Indonesian kids talking about a camera and she swam to them and asked them if they knew anything about where the camera might be and they said “No.” So, as of right now, the camera is gone. We searched all over even in the woods in case they hid it to get later. That family that I was talking about is spending the night at the beach and said they would keep looking. Also, it is in our favor that we have friends going there tomorrow and Friday. And we will ask them all to look. So maybe it will turn up. Glass half-full.
It was a really good day otherwise. The kids all had great attitudes and we laughed and played silly games like “That cow is my cow!” Ha ha. Ever played that one? We came home, got cleaned up, made egg Mcmuffins, and watched Shrek the Halls (since it was only 30 minutes long) and now everyone is sleeping. And now there is a mountain of wet clothes over there looking at me. Tell it to stop! Isn’t it amazing how sand can get into every nook and cranny? Wyatt brought home a bunch of hermit crabs that he caught and set up a nice little “aquarium” with them. Last time he did that, our pembantu decided to change the water for him and used water right out of the faucet and killed them all. So hopefully these will live longer.
Alright-time to scrape the sand out of my ears-
Love to all
Rachel