We drove down to Galveston on Friday morning and spent the afternoon lounging at the beach under a stinky rented umbrella. :) We were really wishing we had brought our tent, but it just wasn't practical for one afternoon on the beach. There were quite a few people out, and Big Sis quickly made friends with the little girl from the umbrella next to us. And the little girl from a few tents down from us. And her brother... The girl is not shy at. all.
After our long afternoon, we headed straight to dinner and enjoyed some yummy seafood and Double X (what we call Dos Equis -- backstory from our cruise to Mexico in '10 -- The Mexicans in Puerto Vallarta called it "Two X" when talking to us. The term evolved and it's now known as "Double X" in our house. And we may or may not refer to it often. It's a favorite. :)
The next morning we got up early and attempted self timer family portraits on the beach. I've been studying up on photography, but I haven't quite mastered the art of self portraits with a remote while getting a 3-year-old to look at a camera and smile while the sun is shining and sweat is pouring in all of our eyes because we got to the beach too late for decent light. It was kind of exhausting. Not exactly what I was going for, but I still think they turned out pretty good. :)
After pictures, we headed to the downtown area to look around. For the many times we've been to Galveston, I was surprised at how much we had never seen! We decided not to do much shopping because it was about 110 degrees, so we opted for another delicious seafood meal before packing up and heading out.
Next stop -- Houston!
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