The Beach

We decided to have a weekend getaway at the nearest beach...Galveston Island.  Matt had good Friday off so we headed out in the morning.  It was pretty uneventful for the first two hours, good weather, nice traffic flow, and then it happened...Kinley tossed her cookies. Poor baby! We got her some fresh air, cleaned her up, and then we were happily on our way again.  When we arrived in Galveston, we noticed that Kinley had poo all over her, her lovey (how were we going to survive 2 nights w/out her blessed lovey to snuggle with), and once again the carseat was destroyed.  Needless to say, our first "family" road trip really broke us in as far as parental duties were concerned.

Kinley loved the sand in her toes

Bolivar Peninsula Lighthouse

 

Kinley's 1st Beach Experience

Galveston is a regular little beach town about 5 hours away with tons of tourist shops and seafood restaurants along the beach.  We ate at Joe's Crab Shack both nights it was SO delicious. Our hotel was right on Seawall Blvd. across the street from the Gulf. The water was kind of a muddy blue but as warm as bath water. We didn't really spend time in the sand on Galveston Island. Instead we hopped a ride on a ferry over to Bolivar Peninsula and spent some time at Crystal Beach.  It was a great weekend and nice to see some other parts of Texas. We're really looking forward to our next family getaway.

Squishy Sand

Portuguese Man o War jellyfish

Lots of Driving In the Car

Riding the Ferry

Bolivar Peninsula

Sam Houston statue along I-35---things in TX really are bigger

Random

Baby Bling

Last weekend was packed full of family time.  Loved it! We decided to head over to the outlet mall to do a little window shopping.  While we were there, we happened to walk by the Piercing Pagoda kiosk. At first, I thought we should see how much it was going to cost to get Kinley's ears pierced, but then before we knew it, we decided that we would go ahead and do it right then and there.  Her teeth were bothering her earlier in the evening and so she was already doped up on Tylenol and ready for her bling.  Perfect! She cried one loud "waaaa" for like 3 seconds and that was that.  We love her little sparkly earlobes!

 

On Saturday we decided to go check out the Dallas Farmers' Market and then went to the Galleria mall.  It is one of the biggest malls I've been in with a ton of stores that I would never buy anything from (or afford) and then a several normal stores, too.  Matt even got in a little Daddy/daughter shopping with Kinley for a bit while I was getting a pedicure.  FABULOUS!

We've also discovered that the trail that runs by our house has some cool sights.  We even saw a rabbit run across the trail in front of us.

Leaping Lizards!

My skin is crawling!  I'm sitting here trying to think of some yummy and delicious meals to make for this week and looking for some new recipes online, but I'm distracted by some "tapping" noises outside the windows on the back of the house.  At first I thought that maybe the wind was just blowing hard, but then the tapping noises started on the window by the front door.  Hmmm...okay, so honestly my next thought is that maybe a burglar is tiptoeing around the house? Upon further inspection, it turns out that the noise is coming from flying bugs hitting the windows. Prime hunting time for the lizards. I think they are gross. I don't like the idea of their pink bodies hiding (actually just hanging out in their natural habitats) around my house in bushes, rain gutters, or in any nook and cranny on the property during the day and then coming out at night....BUT I do appreciate their appetites for bugs.  I know that I don't have to look at them, but you know how it's hard to turn your head away from a sight so disgusting or unbelievable....besides, they hang out by our windows so I can see them walking on the glass or just looking in NOT minding their own reptilian business.

 There are actually 3 geckos in the picture above.

 See how it is looking in at me!  Seriously, it is so gross.