Life's a Beach

Today we visited a great friend I used to work with. We usually reminsce on how much our lives have changed since we taught together in Bryan. We are now both happily married and mother's to our adorable sons! We enjoyed going to a new place - Palm Beach at Moody Gardens in Galveston. Max wasn't sure about it at first. I struggled a bit at first. I packed snacks, changes of clothing,etc. Of course, since I am a little, mmm, large/waddling at the moment I had to take in my stroller to carry everything. When we first got there I was so flustered!! I had to rush through the bathroom after our roadtrip. Then I unsuccessfully tried to push, then pull a stroller in the sand. Luckily my sweet friend Kari came to my rescue and we quickly got in the water.

Max liked being in the beach area and playing in the sand. He did not want the lfe vest on, so I just stayed close or stayed in a shallow area. I packed tons of snacks and drinks for the day. As much as I tried to avoid it, Max used his "sandy" fingers to eat grapes and goldfish. At first I tried everything to avoid it, but then I figured a little sand can't be all that bad. ;) Speaking of sand, the other thing he didn't like was the hot sand. I tried to keep him off of it, but being the free spirit that he is, he HAD to explore. His little cries were so cute, but I got him off the hot sand as fast as I could. We enjoyed the splashpad for a bit, but our beach area was more fun. The boys played in the sand and water and even shared their toys. We ended the day with a quick picnic on the way out. Can't wait to do this again with both my kids, with some help of course!!

Max & Mommy


In the sand

I've really been thinking lately about how the arrival of our daughter is going to change our lives...in good way. Nevertheless, I can't help but feel like I need to squeeze in lots of fun activites and one on one time with Max. Hence the beach trip at 36 weeks pregnant!! I remember how hard those first few weeks are with a newborn. I know as soon as she gets here, it will all work out and I will somehow muster up enough energy to be survive, with help of course!!!