Vacation-Part 2

The beach is not Brad's favorite place to go....EVER! But since our kids seem to really love it, we took them there while in Galveston. But the best part about it this year, was that the particular beach we went to was totally quiet with absolutely NO ONE except us! It probably had sometehing to do with the fact that we went at 10:00am and it was extremely overcast and windy. In fact, we were only there for about an hour, if that long, and as we drove back to our hotel, the sky turned dark grey and it poured down rain for the remainder of the day. So, Brad and I learned something.....go to the beach when it is overcast and you won't have to contend with crowds and sunburns!

The kids were so excited to be back at the beach, they didn't even notice that we were the only ones there!

He is just so cute and so excited to get on the beach and even has his little sunglasses when there is no sun! Isabella is so thrilled she decided to stop for a few poses:She was just walking so sassy, I couldn't help but capture it on film!

Running to catch the waves!Since I was taking pictures, Brad took the kids out in the water one at a time because it was really windy and the waves were crashing down really hard! So, while one was out with Daddy, the other stay behind and played in the sand.
Isabella nicely dug sand up and gently placed the sand into the bucket and then moved to another spot and drew pictures in the sand. Elijah intensely thrust his shovel into the sand and violently threw it over his head with all his might while letting out a loud groan only heard from professional weight lifters! He never tired of this activity....always trying to throw the sand higher! It was hysterical!

I think the water and the huge waves were more fun to them than anything else!Brad dug a huge hole for Elijah to lay in while we all buried him in the sand! He was a little unsure at first, but then absolutely loved it when Daddy wrote his name in the sand on top of him! We went to grab a bite for lunch, let the kids nap at the hotel room, went to the Aquarium again and then went for an early dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. The kids loved it and chimed in with all the animals when they made all their sounds. I thought this little white fish with black spots was so cute! We all had a really great time and hope to go back real soon!