The beach

A little background here...Aaron is from Florida, well, mainly. He grew up around some VERY beautiful beaches in Destin. I went to high school in Tallahassee, Florida. I too, spent much time at some very pretty beaches. Aaron and I both LOVE the beach. Have we been in the past 5 years? No. Have we wanted to go? Oh my word! YES! We miss the beach and the fun times in the sun. The last time we went to the beach with the whole family, Susie was 9 months old and we were in Destin for Aaron's 10 year high school reunion. Yes, Susie will turn 6 in September so it has been awhile. She obviously does not remember the beach.

Parker has never been to the beach and then Grace was like what, 5 years old when we went last? Who knows? It has just been a stinkin' long time. So with that, we decided that we should take the kids to Galveston. I mean really, we aren't that far from there. Right? Wrong! We forgot to take into account Houston I-45 traffic. OH. MY. WORD! But, you know us, no big! Grace read a book, Sus and Parker slept. It was a nice (really nice) break from the unpacking of boxes and I wasn't driving so I was GREAT!! :)

We drove to Stewart Beach. You pay $8 to go in and park on the public beach. I have never and I repeat NEVER been to such a crowded beach. There were hundreds and hundreds of people there! I think everyone in Houston decided to go to the beach on Saturday. I mean who could blame them though. It was a beautiful day! Not too hot, there was a great breeze and we loved it!

The kids LOVED the beach. REALLY! They must have some of us in them for sure...they were begging to go back before we even pulled out of the parking lot! They jumped over waves and made sandcastles with their little hands. There wasn't a minute that they were not having fun and for that I am so thankful.

Galveston may not be the most beautiful beach in my eyes, but in my kids eyes it was on Saturday! So, when are you going to come down for a visit??? The kids want to go back and explore some other beaches that Galveston has for us to all see!

Walking out to the beach!!

Feeling the water...testing it out for the first time.

Here we go!!

Parker worked on this sandcastle for the longest time. I have never seen that little guy so intent on finishing something like that in his little life! It was so neat to watch his creation just using his hands and sand. Such a fun time, for sure!!