Galveston Beach

Our children had been asking to go to the beach for awhile. They were so excited when they heard that we were planning a trip to the beach. Hyrum, Ben and Emmy eagerly anticipated our beach time.

The beach did not disappoint! The kids (as well as Brandon and myself) were in heaven all afternoon. The weather couldn't have been any better. The water temperature was fabulous. We pretty much had the gorgeous beach to ourselves.

This picture was Hyrum running in the water at the beach for the first time. I love his smile! It is easy to feel his excitement.Emmy walking out in the water for the first time with Brandon. That girl was a little dare devil in the water and loved every minute.

Ben was a little reserved in the water which surprised me. However, he did still have a great time.
A lot of time was spent playing in the water.The kids enjoyed playing with the water Frisbees and footballs.The kids loved trying to make sand castles and playing in the sand. Ben worked so hard on filling his bucket up with sand! It was so cute, he would scoop a little sand in his bucket and take a break and go run into the water with a big smile on his face and run back. The video below is of him when he finally completed his task of filling up his bucket. He was so proud of himself. I meant to take a picture, but the camera was on video.
The kids LOVED finding shells on the beach and came home with a good bowl full. They are now in a cup in our "fishy" bathroom.

We found some jelly fish on the beach and in the water.
We found crabs while we were swimming in the ocean. The kids then decided that it would be fun to be a crab.
It was one of those days that was pretty darn close to being absolutely perfect. The day that you wish you could live over again. We loved every minute of playing on the beach.We left the next day to come home and had a very LONG drive. Before we left, the kids wanted to walk on the beach one last time, so we did. We had such a great time in Galveston!