Beach Day

Well, I must admit that we had not been to Galveston since before Matthew was born! So when the boys asked if we could go during our three day weekend (which by the way ALL weekends should be three days, it's so much better than two) we jumped at the chance. Well not really, Tom tried to do everything but get ready. He mowed the lawn, even edged, took an indulgent shower, ate a slow breakfast then looked out the window. The boys and I had the car packed and we were all waiting in the driveway. He had no choice, but sometimes it's like that. You get dragged along somewhere you don't want to go and most of the time you have fun despite.

After the insane two hour drive!! Yes TWO HOURS! the traffic was horrible. Tom threatened to turn around multiple times and even tried to get us to change our plans but we were all determined by that point. Heck I even went into Wal Mart on a Sunday morning to get ice for the cooler! (Excellent people watching on Sunday Mornings by the way, my favorite was the young, overweight mother with a baby in a baby carrier in one hand and lit cigarette in the other.) We finally arrived. Now I know it's not like this in California, but here at least, you seek out the beaches that cost money. Why you may ask, well for $8 I get a parking spot, showers, a groomed beach scape, more family oriented crowd and someone to rent chairs and umbrellas from. And they set up the umbrella and chairs for you... does it get any better? Well yes, it could be Maui with some little cabana boy bringing endless supplies of pineapple and water (but that would have cost way more than $8).

Once we were all settled on the beach, we had a blast! It was the first time I have been to the beach (post children) and I was able to read a book! Thank the Lord!

This is my current book club book and it's not bad so far...

Matthew found a stick to write in the sand.


The boys all loved playing in the water and who wouldn't? I think the water temp was near 90 degrees, it felt great! Matthew learned to dive under the waves and attempted "body surfing."






Drew built lots of sand castles, collected a whole bucketful of shells and chased any bird that dared to land nearby.

Tyler spent most of the day avoiding the lime light, but I caught a few... like this rare moment of peaceful team building?






We finished off the day with dinner at a local restaurant, trying to support the local economy. The boys all slept on the way home and even slept in to 7 the next morning (which is considered sleeping in at this house). I of course did not get a family picture... which is now my goal anytime there is a family event to blog about! Tom of course had a great time too (even brought home a little sunburn to prove it.)

Hope your long weekend was as good as my mango mojito at dinner. Cheers!