Our Trip to the Beach - Summer 2009

We had a great three day trip to Galveston and Kemah Boardwalk. Aidan could ride a lot of the rides at Kemah Boardwalk. He had a blast.

It really is a perfect trip...
1) Start off at 9am, get a kolache and coffee
2) Drive down 59 and then 45 to Clear Lake. Take the exit to Kemah.
3) Spend from 11-12 riding the rides at Kemah Boardwalk.
4) Eat some lunch. This day we had Cadillac Bar Mexican.
5) Head down 45 to Galveston Island.
6) Check in the hotel.
7) Go to the beach (across the street).
8) Come back and shower, then head to dinner.
9) Watch the Penguins win the Stanley Cup! & Sleep
10) Wake up and go back to the beach.
11) Check out of the hotel and head back home.
(oh yeah) 12) Get Hins Garden Chinese for lunch.
13) Home for a nap.

Great three days.








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Kemah and Galveston

Over the last couple of days we have been having a little mini-vacation. First we drove down to Kemah Boardwalk for our first excursion. Lots of fun for Aidan. He had a ball on the train, carousel, and playing in the fountain water.

Then we drove down to Galveston and checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Baymont which was ok, nothing fancy. Our room was clean, the shower was hot, and the continental breakfast was free. We went to the beach in the afternoon and had a great time. Aidan didn't really remember going last year. So this year was really special. He had such a wide-eyed look to him. He loved every minute of it... other than when he swallowed a mouth full of ocean water! That made him throw up. Understandably.

He loved playing in the sand. Aidan kept belly flopping on ever sand castle Norma tried to help him build. He said, "He liked crushing them." He also loved picking up shells. I explained to him where they came from and he immediately had to run to his Mom to tell her the news... as if she would never have heard it before. So cute.

We will probably take another trip down to Galveston before the summer is over. But, we don't have a lot of time left! It's already July 18th. Amazing how quickly the summer is flying by.

Slideshow of all our pictures from Kemah and Galveston

Here are some of my favorite pictures (there were many):






What a great time!

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