We decided to do something different for Thanksgiving this year. We had had a rough couple of months since school had started with two funerals, marching band, football, and piano practices and games. We were ready for a vacation. The kids were out of school for the whole week of Thanksgiving this year. We thought this would be the perfect time to get away.
We have a place at Port Aransas we like to stay right on the beach. We have always enjoyed our summer trips, so we thought we should check out the beach in the Fall. We really did not know what to expect. We knew where we were staying and what restaurants we wanted to eat at, but we were wondering what the weather would be like in November.
The weather was pretty cold and windy the first two days, but the temps were in the 70's most of the week. It was nice enough for the kids to get wet in the ocean every time we were on the beach. ;0)
This is my favorite picture from the week. I love the colors in the sky and reflecting on the water.
We tried to take our own family pictures. We brought a tripod and set the timer. They actually turned out pretty good! The kids did better this time than they ever had before with family pictures. I think looking at the flashing light on the timer and the bribes of candy if we got a good one helped. My biggest problem was my and Luke's hair blowing. I wish the background would have been more colorful but the day was overcast.
Luke and I built an octopus in the sand.
Cuties playing in the sand....Those dump trucks traveled all the way from Midland with us. Wade was super excited to have all the sand to play with them with.
We had a great week at the beach!! We took a lot of walks and collected a lot of shells along the way. We found bigger and better shells than we had on our summer trips. We also watched dolphins swimming and jumping in the bay. We were all able to relax and rest. It was a perfect Thanksgiving week.
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Love the pictures, precious! everyone of you, aunt gwenie
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