Labor Day Beach

Over Labor Day weekend, this year we chose not to labor and instead relax by the beach. Now some of you know that I grew up in California, so the beach in Texas is very different than those we went to as kids. Oh well, the kids had so much fun playing at the beach and swimming it made it worth the trip. Let me tell you, Texas is big. I knew this already but seriously when traveling with three small children you really want to get to where you are going in a timely fashion. Once we got the directions all worked out, on our way down, we finally arrived, only a couple of hours later than our originally intended time.

All of the kids loved the beach. I have three water loving children who can hardly wait to go again. Barrett and Isabelle did really well on the car ride down and were very patient with us about not having all of the correct information. But once we arrived, we quickly changed our clothes and were off to the water. The first day was a day of exploration and fun.

Since this is a beach in Texas, you can walk out from shore I would say, three or four hundred yards before not being able to touch. Plus there is no worry that a giant wave is going to crash on your head, since the waves are not even two feet high. The waves off the gulf are perfect for the kids to ride in on bogie boards, if you give them a little push. And of course we must not forget that the ocean is salty. I do not think I will have to salt my food for about a week.

One of the best parts was the adult fun. My cousin has a kayak that we all took turns on, that was so much fun. I really enjoyed that. Ben had so much fun that he dumped himself out a couple of times and he even dumped out Bear. Bear did is usual Bear thing and was quite happy with his fun time in the kayak and wanted to go again.

Isabelle was really entranced with finding shells and discovering ocean life. We found a mollusk that would come out of its shell and “crawl” around in Isabelle’s bucket that was pretty cool. Plus the little sand crabs that burrow into the sand after the water has receded were very entertaining.

Over all we had a great weekend and I finally got some fireworks pictures. So much fun!