Vacation!

Last month we took a long weekend vacation to Port Aransas.  On the way, we stopped in Corpus Christi at the aquarium.  The kids really enjoyed touching animals like stingrays and baby alligators.  There’s plenty more pictures in the web album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had been wanting to take the kids to the beach, but weren’t sure how much they would like it.  We knew there was a chance they would decide they didn’t like the ocean waves or the sand in their toes or a hundred other things.  Turns out, our fears were completely unfounded.  They both loved it.  I think Ethan could have built sandcastles for a week without getting tired and Ella’s favorite was jumping in the waves.

 

 

 

 

We also got to take the kids on a dolphin watching boat tour one evening.  We only promised a boat ride since we weren’t sure how easy it was going to be to spot the dolphins.  Turns out it wasn’t much trouble as they were all around the boat, sometimes two or three together.  They also put down a net and pulled in all sorts of sea creatures for the kids to touch, like shrimp, crabs, fish, and stingrays.  In all, we had a great time and I’m sure we’ll be going back soon.