Port Aransas - Beach Vacation

We spent this past week at the beach!!! I have been wanting to go to the beach for probably the last 10 years. Something seemed to always come up or we were having a new baby or the baby was too small for a beach trip to be fun. We finally decided to go this year. The big kids and I were SO excited!!!

Watching the little clams dig themselves back into the sand.

Rachel's sand castle with a moat.

Daddy and Wade sleeping in while we went to collect shells.

We did not find any shells so the kids decided to sit and let the waves hit them.

Closest thing to a family picture we could get.

Let's just say Wade did not care for the beach...AT ALL!! The sand and waves were just too much for our little guy. I did manage to get a few pictures of him, but he preferred hanging out with Daddy in the hotel room under the AC.

Chris about to catch the big wave.

 Wade jumping the waves.

Playing in the sand.

 Surfing the waves.

Cartwheels on the beach.

 Sunset.

 This is a view of our condo from the sand dune going down to the beach. I booked this condo on line. I was so worried we would not like it, but it was great!! The unit was very clean and big. The kids had their own room with two double beds and we had a living room and kitchen.

Surfer dude.

Surfer girl.

Self portrait.

Rachel heading into the ocean.

A rare smile from Wade while he was on the beach.

Katybug with her sand castles.

We had such a great vacation!! Rachel, Luke, and Kate want to move to the condo where we stayed. Chris and Wade are just not beach lovers. I thought we could convert them while we were there but I am afraid we didn't. Good thing all Chris needs to enjoy himself is air conditioning and TV. We all had a nice relaxing time. We are all already talking about when we can go back again.