Galveston Trip!!!

We had such a wonderful time going to Galveston at the end of September for Ben's annual law conference. The road trip on the way there wasn't too bad, and the first night we ate at a really delicious authentic Galveston seafood place called Gaido's. We all loved it, and Ryan slept almost the whole time we were there! Here is a pic of the girls in front of the statue in the restaurant:

 The next day we all went to the beach for a few hours before Ben's conference started. April's favorite thing to do anytime we go anywhere with a body of water is to run into it and then run back out. Haha. It's super cute to watch. She also started picking up seashells and throwing them into the ocean.

 Ben took turns with the girls taking them out farther into the ocean. It always gives me a mild panic attack- (have you seen the movie, JAWS???) but they always like it.

 Of course we built a few sandcastles, buried some legs and feet, and generally just got sandy and dirty!

 Ryan slept almost the whole time at the beach, but toward the end he woke up and wanted to join in on the fun.

 He wasn't a big fan of his hat though. He hates it.

 Jamie could have spent all day at the beach. She loved every minute of it!

 Just chillin' in the water.

 Hanging out in the hotel room and waiting for Ryan to wake up from his nap.

 Almost every night we went to the beach when it cooled off and walked around. It was always so beautiful and peaceful. It's nice that we went when it wasn't the busy tourist season, because we mostly had the beach to ourselves.

Ben and I have been to California beaches and Florida beaches, and even Brazil beaches. Texas beaches may not compare, but a beach is a beach! We thought it was really pretty and fun. This was also our first attempt taking all three kids on a vacation, and it went better than expected. Ryan did cry the entire way home pretty much, so that was really rough, but I'm glad we went!