First Beach Trip as a Family of 4!

Last week we decided to take an impromptu vacation to Galveston!  We had planned to skip the beach or any other vacations this year, but Chad had a little break at work and we were both ready for some time away with just our family.  So we packed up 99% of our house (the 1% we left at home included our camera, so Iphone pics it is!) and hit the road.  These two traveled like champs.  We are loving that the beach is so close to College Station! 

On the way there we stopped at the Kemah boardwalk for lunch.  We loved it, but will definitely have to go back when it is not so hot.  Cooper loved watching all the boats coming in and out of the marina while we ate. 

They had this awesome two story carousel that overlooked the ocean!

Feeding the fish/seagulls.

 

Ready for our first day at the beach!

 

Hadley had her own little private cabana and was as happy as could be.  She took great naps and just hung out in the shade.  My kind of beach living!

 

Having a little snack.  Cooper was so excited about all the "special" snacks we got for our trip. It has taken us awhile to get him back to our normal, more healthy way of eating!

 

Cooper and Daddy playing in the waves!

Our condo had this awesome pool that overlooked the ocean.  They also had shaded cabanas so Hadley and I could enjoy too!  We even had dinner down there one night.

One afternoon we decided to head over for a ferry ride.  We had heard it was a great place to see dolphins.  We love to see dolphins and ride the ferry so it was a win win...or so we thought.  Cooper and Chad went up to the observation deck for the ride then went to the front of the ferry.  They thought it was so funny that the waves were splashing them.  They were both soaked!  We saw a ton of dolphins right by the boat.  It was great until Chad got back in the car (that Hadley and I had been sitting in with the air conditioner on but not the engine.)  Yes, that's right.  The battery was dead, and we were the very first car on the ferry.  Long story short, they used a machine to push us off the ferry and to the side of the road until someone could come and jump us.  So embarrassing!!!!  Thank goodness a nice lady stopped and helped us quickly and we were on our way again.  That will definitely be a memory!

We were so excited to meet up with our friends The Wests, who also happened to be vacationing in Galveston at the same time!  We had a great dinner at Fish Tales and also enjoyed some ice cream afterwards!  After dinner the kids had a fun time riding a few rides at Pleasure Pier. 

 



 

Willa, Waverley, and Cooper



Cooper hanging out and watching cartoons in the condo.

 

 Silly boy!

 

 Before heading home, we stopped by The Strand for lunch.

So thankful to get to spend this time with my family.  We made so many memories!  What a treasured time!