hello there! it's me, ben. our little family took a trip to galveston over the weekend, so we wanted to share some pictures of our fun there. we had been looking forward to this trip for a long time, and it did not disappoint. i had especially been looking forward to playing at the beach again. i remembered that last year i was in a sensory overload and wouldn't even go up to the water, but i knew i would be ready this year - and i sure was!
when we first got to the island, however, we started off with a surprise for me - we took a ferry ride! we drove our car onto a ferry boat and road it around out in the ocean (bay/gulf, to be technically correct), along with lots and lots of other cars and trucks. i was amazed. i was astounded. i wasn't exactly sure about it all at first. but i did think it was very, very cool. here's me and daddy looking out at the water from (near) the edge...
once back on land, we headed to the strand and got some super yummy taffy from the candy shop and did some walking around. luke just can't get enough of walking now that he can finally keep up. and he loves to walk up and down ramps and bumps, just like i did!! here's the boys on the strand...
after that we drove around a little more and headed to our hotel. here we are in the car...
once at the hotel, we took a swim in the pool and relaxed a bit before dinner. i really loved staying in the hotel and we actually all did a good job sleeping in the same room! i also used the hotel phone to call maggie dog about 75 or 80 times...
later that night we went to dinner at an awesome local seafood dive and then went to the rainforest cafe to look around. thankfully we didn't eat there because i was not a big fan of their thunderstorms inside. i don't like thunder in real life and i certainly don't like it inside of a restaurant, thank you very much. but i did like looking around and in the giftshop and i even rode my very first ride!! there is a little river ride inside the restaurant and we all did it together and it was so fun (and thunder-free, thankfully!).
the next morning, it was finally beach time!!! we went early before it was too hot and crowded, and i could have stayed there all day. i loved the water and the sand and the jetties and just everything!
luke had some mixed feelings but overall did like it too. at first he was his usual "no fear" self and wanted to walk right in without stopping! but he ended up getting over the whole thing pretty quickly and was just ready to go. we couldn't figure what that was about, because thankfully (and surprisingly) he didn't try to eat the sand or anything, so who knows. luckily momma got some pictures before the fussies set in...
later that day we went to moody gardens to check out the aquarium and the penguins!!!!! we stayed to watch them for a long time...
luke liked them a lot too, and a couple of the penguins (and seals, at another exhibit) were even coming right up to him at the glass and playing games! he was loving that, even though this picture shows him looking elsewhere, but he did really love those penguins...
we had a great weekend and i can't stop talking about all the fun things we saw and did. and we've also had some other fun times this month here at home, so check back again soon for an august update and otherwise we'll be playing around here, looking forward to some college football and a bit cooler weather - woohoo!! bye! :)
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