We just got back today from spending the weekend at the beach in Port Aransas. We don't usually go anywhere for this weekend because the kids have been in school for only a week and we like to stay close to home before the chaos of weekend activities begins. The mom of one of Natalie's friends invited us to go to the beach with them and another couple, and it sounded like fun, so we decided to go.
Before I describe our weekend, I wanted to share this picture. We didn't pack up the car and leave the house until about 6:30pm on Friday, August 30. The kids wanted to go to our nearby Whataburger for a quick dinner before getting on the road. Patrick wanted to take a picture so he could send it to Anthony since Anthony no longer lives near a Whataburger. Alex injected his own "attitude" to the picture. :)
We didn't get to the beach condo until almost 10pm. We were all so tired! Each couple got a bedroom. Natalie and her friend Margot got the living room. Patrick and I got the biggest bedroom because there was a sofa in it and some floor space for Eric and Alex to sleep. Each bedroom had it's own full bathroom also. We realized when Eric changed for bed that we had forgotten his underwear. Oops! I should have packed his clothes on Thursday night but instead, Patrick got that responsibility amidst the chaos of packing everything else including food.
The first order of business on Saturday morning was to get Eric some underwear, along with sand toys that we had also left at home. Margot's dad Tony had forgotten his other bag with his toothbrush in it, so Patrick got him a toothbrush also. After he got back, we headed to the beach. They had brought two pop-up tents to put up on the beach to shield us all from the sun.
One of the first pictures I took with my phone was a picture of Eric's and my feet on the sand. The next picture shown here is of Eric playing on the beach. I purposely included the two blue pop-up tents as well as a view of the condo buildingin the background. We were located on the far left hand condo on the fifth floor (of six). We had a great view of the beach from our balcony.
Eric ran around and played in the water and then started playing with the sand. The girls stayed inside to read until about 11:30am. They came out briefly, Natalie refused to get in the water because in the past, because of her eczema, the salt water caused her some uncomfortable burning. She and Margot went to the pool instead.
Alex woke up around noon and came out to play in the sand with Eric. Alex refuses to wear a regular swimsuit since he says that he is more comfortable in gym shorts and underwear. He didn't spend too long playing before he said his chest burned a little from the salt water, so he decided to go to the pool also. We didn't get too many photos of him because whenever he sees a camera pointed at him, he leaves the area.
Patrick was a sweetie and sent out sandwiches with Alex for Eric and me. Eric and I stayed out there for a good 4-5 hours. We both had small areas that I think we missed with sunscreen that turned a little red, but we were sunburn free for the most part. It was a beautiful day with a wonderful breeze, so we enjoyed as much of the outside as possible.
I'll share more photos and stories tomorrow.
1 comment:
Looks like a great getaway!
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