Vacation Day Four

Monday morning dawned with preparations to head to Galveston. We repacked the car, for the fourth time, and headed out after breakfast (biscuits and gravy!) We had to take two cars as ours was packed so we followed Grandma and Poppy.

I have been to Galveston a few times. The first time was my very first visit to Texas to meet Christy and Eddie. Kevin and I had been married about six weeks and I had yet to meet his Mom! I was so nervous. But that's another story for another day.

The quick visits we had made to Galveston had wet my appetite for a longer stay. After hours of searching on the web, I booked a condo for two nights. It is so hard to pick a place to stay, in an area where you aren't familiar, over the internet! Now I am not really picky and will make the best of any situation, but I was anxious that we had Christy and Eddie going with us. What if it was a total dump? Or as Eddie said, a flea motel? So, first thing we did was drive by the condos and check if we could check in. We were a little early but were able to check in with no problem.

We stayed at Seascape, a little ways down on Seawall Boulevard, but worth it as the buildings sat right on the beach. I was so happy with out condo. It was so cute and very clean. We had a great view of the swimming pool and the Gulf of Mexico from our balcony. Kate got so excited to see the "water" that she immediately stripped her clothes off and grabbed an innertube. We wamted a quick lunch first, and she was NOT happy to get dressed and leave the water. She screamed all the way to Whataburger but once there became my happy little monkey again.

After lunch we returned to the condo and got ready to head to the beach. It was a fantastic afternoon. The water was so warm, we swam and played in the sand. Kaelyn tried to build a sand castle while Kevin searched for shells. Kate just carried around her green innertube. After a few hours, we left there and took a quick dip in the pool. They had a sixteen inch wading pool for kids and we spend the majority of the time there.

Back in the room, Kevin and I jumped at the offer of babysitting services from Grandma and Poppy. We cleaned up and went to the Fisherman's Wharf for dinner. We sat on the patio and watched the sunset and had a great meal. It was so relaxing and perfect. When we got back home, we checked in on the family, and everyone was asleep so we went for a walk on the beach. We rolled up our pants and waded as we walked and had a chance to really talk. It was very special. And that was our day...absolutly wonderful!

Kate ready to head out to the water...except she forgot her bathing suit!


The view of the Gulf from our balcony.


Playing in the water


Kevin searching for shells and Grandma


Building sandcastles


The girls relaxing, watching cartoons, after spending the day in the sun


Kaelyn gets the top bunk


Kate gets the bottom


The sunset over Galveston Bay


The tall ship Elissa next to the Fisherman's Wharf