After all the stress of the showings on the house and all the togetherness at home, we decided to have a little getaway. Thankfully, our good friends the Hrobars, let us borrow their camper for a short camping trip down to Galveston. We loaded up the car with stuff, kids, dogs, and more stuff and headed down to Galveston State Park. It took us a while to get out of the house because just like always, we had to clean the house from top to bottom just in case there was a showing. We finally got down to the beach, and we started getting things set up. It was so nice to have the camper because it was pretty hot, so we got the air conditioner on for the girls to hang out in while we got things unpacked.
After things were all set up, we went down to the water to play. Cory and the girls went out into the water, and the girls played in the sand a little. Unfortunately, when he was out there one time, he saw a stingray, so he was a little nervous. We convinced the girls to just play in the sand until it was time for dinner. After we ate a very simple dinner, Cory, Kacy, and Adilyn drove down to a little fishing spot that Cory wanted to check out. Brooke and I stayed at the campsite with the dogs. It was so relaxing to be sitting there with a sweet, little sleeping Brooke, listening to the waves. I love quiet moments like that when you can really just take time to breathe and enjoy the moment.
That night went okay. Kacy always get super crazy when we camp, and this night was no different. Adilynand Kacy were sharing a king bed, and Adilyn was all ready to go to sleep. Kacy was jumping around and doing flips. I had to lay with her for at least 30 minutes to get her to sleep. I finally held her down (gently) and sang to her until she fell asleep. Cory and I slept in the other king bed with Brooke, and she slept great! Sadly, though everyone was awake bright and early at 6:30 in the morning. We ate breakfast, and Cory had to do some work, so the girls and I went down to walk on the beach. When we got down there, they decided they wanted to get in the water with their dresses on. Who was I to say no to that, so they got their buckets and headed into the water to fill them up. We played down on the beach for almost 4 hours! They had so much fun. Brooke just hung out in the baby carrier and her makeshift tent in the folding chair. We spent the rest of the day hanging out at the campsite, fishing, and watching some tv. One of my favorite moments that day was walking down to the beach at sunset with Kacy and Adilyn. Kacy had been wanting fill up all the little snake/animal holes all along the beach, so she brought her shovel down and went to town. Adilyn wanted to take her baby doll to see the ocean, so she did that. There was nobody on the beach, so it was very peaceful and nice. I think everyone was tired because they went to sleep a lot easier that night, and they also slept in until 8:00. We got everything loaded up and then went down and played in the water some more. It was a great getaway that we all needed, and we all enjoyed!
Memorable moments...
*There were a lot of blackbirds at the campsite, and they kept trying to steal all our food. We each came up with our noises to scare away the birds, and we would take turns yelling at them. There was one crazy bird that was always around, and he only had one leg. We started calling him "One Leg Jack", and we realized that he was the king of campsite #5.
*We all took a shower at the same time after our fun beach time. It was a big shower, but it was still a little stressful. We got everybody cleaned up, and Cory was holding Brooke all wrapped up in a towel. All of a sudden he said, "Uh, oh..." Brooke had pooped all in the towel. Normally, not that big of a deal, but in this situation - we had one towel for all of us, no diapers, and nowhere to set her down. What a mess! Times like that you just have to laugh!
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