This past weekend we rented a beach house in Port Aransas for three nights with my brother and his family and my parents. It was a great (albeit tiring) vacation.
On Thursday, we met everyone in Corpus at Catfish Charlies before visiting my grandpa in his new assisted living facility. Grandpa didn't talk too much and the kids were a bit crazy after the long car trips, but Grandpa did say, "I sure am glad y'all brought all the kids to see me."
That evening, we mainly just hung out around the beach house and the kids made a quick trip to the pool. Garrett and Matilda loved getting tattoos all weekend from my dad. As soon as one tattoo washed off, they'd ask for another.
The first night was a bit rough with Matilda and Garrett waking up around 3 am and having a hard time going back down, but we headed to the beach pretty early on Friday morning to get a good spot and enjoy it before it got too hot. The kids had a great time jumping waves, boogie boarding (mainly Luke), and building sand castles.
We got ice cream in Port A that afternoon. (Matilda was having a hard time sharing with Evelyn most of the trip, as you can see from her expression. Ha.)
The next morning, the three older kids went to the beach with Trey, Melanie, and Jason, while my parents and I stayed at the beach house with the younger two girls.
Poor Mabel had her first cold on the trip, so stayed in the beach house for the most part. She tried her best to keep in good spirits, but you could tell she just wasn't feeling good most of the weekend.
The boys enjoyed fishing at the stock pond next to the beach house. They caught several small perch throughout the trip.
Overall, we had a great trip and can't wait to start planning for next year!
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