Carter did this basically the whole way there, thank goodness....
And just about as soon as we got there and got unloaded, we went straight out to the beach! Carter was a little confused at first, but loved playing in the sand and water.
Especially when Uncle Jason showed him how to use the sand toys
He spent a lot of time loving on Jazzy and Nana
And after dinner the boys went fishing at the private pier at our community
Gorgeous sunset!
Tropical Storm Don was headed for the Texas coast on Friday, although projected to make landfall further south from us. We did get some of the rain from him though, which was a nice sight after no rain in north Texas! After napping through mid-day storms, we went to walk around on the beach.
Carter has this thing for chasing birds, and he loved that these were the ones on Nemo that say "Mine, Mine" because he likes that part.
An early morning storm pushed back the guys' morning fishing outing, so I decided to join them when they left later on. Christiaan bought me a Columbia fishing shirt, and I was actually surprised to find that it really is rather cool due to all the ventilation.
Apparently it was blue shirt day
This is Jason's fishing boat. I believe they named it Big Hoss.
The boat ride was rather comical, with the 3 brothers arguing like they were kids, and Christiaan did his best to provide the comic relief.
I caught this dude, a Black Drum, named as such because he kept making noise that sounded oddly like a growling tummy. I was so happy to find out that it was legal size to keep!
Christiaan's big catch of the day was this sheepshead, which had some nasty human-like teeth
I caught this dude, a Black Drum, named as such because he kept making noise that sounded oddly like a growling tummy. I was so happy to find out that it was legal size to keep!
Christiaan's big catch of the day was this sheepshead, which had some nasty human-like teeth
Julius had to try too
Our captains Brandon and Jason
Brandon discovered this hilarious belt in the closet at our rental house! It was like a plastic boxing belt with all these fishing lures attatched. I wish I knew the story behind why someone made it!
Later that afternoon we went back to the beach. Carter was not really digging it for some reason, so he didn't do a lot of playing.
Our captains Brandon and Jason
Brandon discovered this hilarious belt in the closet at our rental house! It was like a plastic boxing belt with all these fishing lures attatched. I wish I knew the story behind why someone made it!
Later that afternoon we went back to the beach. Carter was not really digging it for some reason, so he didn't do a lot of playing.
He enjoyed Julius' boogey board though
And more enjoyed the water hose when we got back!
After a wonderful home cooked feast of various seafood, we went into town and stopped at the Rainforest Cafe. I guess the lighting was bad because all the pictures we took there were blurry.
Jasmin has recently gotten into pandas, and she made a Build a Bear while we were there
And more enjoyed the water hose when we got back!
After a wonderful home cooked feast of various seafood, we went into town and stopped at the Rainforest Cafe. I guess the lighting was bad because all the pictures we took there were blurry.
Jasmin has recently gotten into pandas, and she made a Build a Bear while we were there
Carter got a light saber, and was too preoccupied by using it to pound a cockroach(EW) running across the boards to stop and smile
He loved playing in this mirror over the bed
This was the house we stayed in. It was in a neat community called Sea Isle about 20 minutes outside of Galveston.
We left Sunday mid day and went through town on the way out. This is the pier where the Flagship Hotel was recently demolished, and they are already doing construction to convert it to some sort of amusement park.
We went to the souvenier shop Murdoch's that has a cool deck in it. I was trying to get Candice to let me take a picture of her belly, but this was all she would give me! :) Elan will be here in about 8 weeks!
Carter was not in the best of moods, and I eventually gave him the last of my Starbucks in an attempt to avoid a public meltdown. Hey, it worked!
He loved playing in this mirror over the bed
This was the house we stayed in. It was in a neat community called Sea Isle about 20 minutes outside of Galveston.
We left Sunday mid day and went through town on the way out. This is the pier where the Flagship Hotel was recently demolished, and they are already doing construction to convert it to some sort of amusement park.
We went to the souvenier shop Murdoch's that has a cool deck in it. I was trying to get Candice to let me take a picture of her belly, but this was all she would give me! :) Elan will be here in about 8 weeks!
Carter was not in the best of moods, and I eventually gave him the last of my Starbucks in an attempt to avoid a public meltdown. Hey, it worked!
And just before loading up, we stopped outside for our 2nd annual family beach picture
And before we could make the rash decision to rent an apartment and just set up home there, we got in the truck and headed out, where Carter was asleep before we got out of Galveston. We decided that next year we will stay like a full week, maybe longer! :) Can you tell we love the water?? So long, Galveston, until next year!
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