Ahh the beach

So after a month of asking Jhonny to bring the camera home from school so I could upload, I finally got it out of his hands. September 25, 2014 we took a spontaneous family trip to Houston to celebrate my dad's retirement from 19 years of working at the LDS Welfare Peanut Butter Cannery. Since that took place on Wednesday and my parents were leaving for Omaha a few short weeks later, we decided to stay a while and take that trip to the beach we missed in July when Gavin broke his arm. The weather was perfect for the beach! Not too hot, not too cold and not too many people to trigger my claustrophobia. A fun, relaxing, exhausting day was had by all.

 Galveston, oh Galveston, here we come!

 This look kind of says it all!

 The kids had a glorious time at the beach. For most of them it's the first time they have been to one that they can remember. I can't believe we've deprived them all this time. Just seems like yesterday we were living in Venezuela right on the beach. Oh. . . well I guess they have been deprived. Pobrecitos.

 It was difficult to keep Ammon from eating sand. By the way he just turned 16 months the week of this trip!

 The kids joined in with another family's sand castle fun.

 I think Lily felt a little free after a while. We stayed for a few hours soaking in the sand, sea and sun.

 This is the life - taking a nap in mommy's lap on the beach!

 Playing with daddy in the water! We were offline all afternoon!! Yippee!

 Like father like son...

My first and last babies

 Looking for crabs in the sand

 Freedom!

 

 Me and my baby!

Me and the kids! Lily is letting us know how she liked the beach.

 

 The Strand

 Souveniers

 The Museum of Fine Art - free Thursdays. After this pic, I told Jhonny it's probably illegal to take pics in the museum.

 Saying goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa. Happy retirement to Dad. Farewell! and off to Omaha they go!

Mr. Beardy, our bearded dragon who hangs out at our house and at Jhonny's classroom. I guess he missed us while we were gone.