I took two days off last week and we went to the beach. Galveston was hit by Hurricane Ike last September and it looks a lot better than it did, of course, but I'm sad to report the island is still not back 100%. We stayed at the Moody Gardens Hotel and despite their promise that all the attractions were open, some were still being repaired. We didn't get to go to Palm Beach or swim in the hotel pool, but we did see the penguins and sea lions at the Aquarium, took a boat ride around the bay, ate at the Rainforest Cafe, and had a great time at Sea Wall:
All in all, it was a good time, but we were glad to only stay for one night. The adults had to go to bed at 8 pm with the children, our toilet stopped working, and we had sand everywhere. Boo Boo ate a huge bag of Doritos on the beach and after I gave him a bath and cleaned out his ears, there was orange cheese powder on the Q-tip.
So we are back, home sweet home. The problem with going on vacation with children though is that you can't throw stuff in a carryon suitcase and head out so the packing and unpacking seemed to take longer than the trip.
OH! and PS. Our new Joovy sit and stand stroller worked fabulously:
