The Daily Emma: Joyful Honda, Denny’s, Aquarium, Beach

Our plans are having to be very flexible. Between changing forecasts, and Steven’s work being extra crazy right now, we are trying to plan and be flexible. We really want Steven to be able to go to Disney and Odaiba, but they keep giving him more work. Yesterday he woke up at 1AM and just went in, and worked a 12-hour day. Not sure he didn’t do the same today. Please pray he can get enough done to be able to come and get some sleep!

Yesterday the rest of us ended up going to the ocean! It was cloudy with a high of 72, but for people who are from Kansas, it was still the ocean! We were the only swimmers that we could see. We started by going to Denny’s, but unfortunately they didn’t have the fluffy pancakes, so we will have to go somewhere else. Emma only had a pancake, so she was very hungry before lunchtime...hungry meany cranky...apparently she knows a lot about my driving. 😂 But we made it to the aquarium, and it was great fun watching Aunt Tory see dolphins for th first time. Emma was less impressed with everything, as she was so hungry she wouldn’t eat anything and she seemed tired, too. Next time I take her somewhere I will make sure she has a full tummy first. After we survived the aquarium we walked to McDonalds and we all felt better. Then we headed for the beach! It was what everyone had been waiting for. Emma and Tory both enjoyed being hit with the waves with gigggles of delight. Emma loved holding on to me while being pushed by waves that would have knocked her over if she hadn’t been holding on to me. She was not a fan of salt water getting in her mouth. But we found seashells, and made sandcastle. Then we came home and washed all the sand off of us. Today we are planning a shorter day, since we are trying for Disney tomorrow.