A Trip to the Coast

We were very happy to be invited to join our friends David and Cynthia on their annual family vacation to the coast over Columbus Day weekend. We stayed in a condo and enjoyed five days of eating, swimming in the pool, and going to the beach.

This is where we stayed. I wish I had a picture of our room because it was beautiful.

Henry is ready for the pool! He did this himself. He is a goof.

The candy store in Port Aransas. Both kids and adults enjoyed this stop.

Howie caught a shark!

Every beach, everywhere has a store with one of these, right?

Howie with his souvenir Spider Man sea shell. Howie is giving you his spidey web fingers.

The beach! There was a boardwalk from the condo to the beach.

Henry tries to catch some fish with his net.

Storm clouds! We got caught in a downpour! The adults loved it and wanted to stay, but all the kids started screaming and running for cover.

Matt is trying to catch a fish in a bucket.

This was Henry's favorite place to be at the beach. You can't get splashed in the face by waves when you are on Daddy's shoulders.

The beach, with the condo in the background.

Yeah, we're master craftsmen. We know. It's a masterpiece.

I'm a beautiful mermaid.

Brian, Adelina, and Tina fishing.
 

Brian and Tina caught some fish in the net!

Matt ate this fish! Live and raw!! Yes, he is a little crazy.

Following the trend of fish eating, David put this little guy in his mouth and then put him back.

I think Howie might have been considering eating this fish, but since it didn't fit into his spaghetti and cereal diet, he put it back.

Sophie, Cynthia, Henry, and Matt swimming in the pool.

I must also mention that Howie swam for the first time all by himself at the end of our trip. It was very exciting!

We had a wonderful time with our wonderful friends!