South Padre Island Trip

While Troy's parents were here, we decided to try something new and take a family trip together.  The boys were super excited about a trip to the beach with Oma and Opa.  I love South Padre Island since that's where we always went as I was growing up.  It doesn't hold a candle to Oz beaches in terms of beauty but was still a great place to make some memories.  Our condo was on the 15th floor of a complex right on the beach.  It was AMAZING! There was plenty of space for everyone to sleep.  Poppy slept in the master closet.  We were actually kind of surprised at how well everyone did at naptime and nighttime since they boys aren't known for doing well with 3 in a room.  The weather was also perfect, especially since we heard it poured every day in San Atonio while we were gone!

Lachlan loved the sand a lot more than the water but did braves the waves a couple of times.

 Jonas loved chasing seagulls, not an uncommon thing for my guys at the beach.

 Poppy's first ocean swim.  She didn't love it.

 But, what could be more fun than a Poppy-sized hole in the sand?

 Wave jumping.

 Sand writing

 The guys working on some sand castles.  Since our condo was right on the beach, Troy and I took turns taking Poppy up for a nap while the other stayed on the beach.

 This sand doesn't taste good!

 This castle took about 3 hours to complete. The only thing that kept them from continuing was rain...and a monster named Poppy.

Stay tuned for more beach posts about the Sea Turtle place and seagull feeding.