Ella With My Momma

It was so nice to get away with my mom for a few days up in the mountains. 

We enjoyed our time so much, just relaxing, talking, crying, laughing, and drinking tea.

We did have the biggest scare of our lives though, when we were informed on our way up the mountain (2 hours from A-Bay) that a tsunami was headed right toward A-Bay. Cody said that it was the scariest time of his life. I also feel that way, as I faced the fact that I could possibly be saying good-bye to my husband and kids for the last time on the phone. Cody packed up the most important items and ran with the kids to the closest hill by our friends Niklas and Brenna's house. They waited four hours until the tsunami was called off. One wave did come in, and before it did the water sucked out the way it had the last time the tsunami hit in 2004. Everyone on the hill was screaming the loudest and scariest Cody said he had ever heard. The wave was not that big at all and praise God did no damage. The warning was called off and we thanked the Lord for his protection. We are now a little more prepared if there is a next time and thankful for the tsunami sirens and alerts online.