Galveston Trip

We're back! We had such a great time on our mini Galveston trip. We had a good 3 days to get some sun and enjoy the sites at Moody Gardens.

Sadly, the trip started out with a sick Ted. He came home early on Thursday with a fever and feeling over fluey - sore throat, aches, etc. I was so worried he wouldn't have a good time. Thankfully Nyquil and Dayquil had him back in tip top shape in no time. Phew!

Friday we arrived around 12:30 and got settle into our condo. Somehow I was able to Truett to nap in his Pack N Play (it took a while but he did it!) Meanwhile, our friends Jill and Scott were arriving with their little boys who were all set and ready to head to the "wah-wah." First things first we walked across the street to the beach...We were basically there long enough to say we went. Truett had a good time though, he even fell head first in the waves and got right back up. The green bugs and seaweed made the experience a little icky, but this is Galveston, right? It's all we have. After his first Gulf water experience we hiked back to the hotel pool and hung out there until dinner time.

Saturday we went to Palm Beach at Moody Gardens and spent the first few hours of the day there. The "beee" as Truett would say. It was perfect for the kiddos! Ted and I both agree we could spend a whole few days there - we are going back for sure. The sand there is NOT gulf sand, and the water is really a lagoon/pool with plenty of play areas for the little ones. After a bunch of beach time we drove around hoping T would nap (he didn't), so we all got cleaned up and went to the Moody Aquarium. It was SO crowded it was actually a bit difficult to enjoy. We ended up at The Strand in the evening. Dinner was...interesting (lol, Jill knows what I mean). After dinner we took Truett to the "famous" candy shop (famous b/c I always went there as a kid) and bought him some homemade chocolates. He LOVED the peanut butter cups (pictures to follow). We then headed back to the condo and T and I went to bed early after a full day.

Sunday we all got together in the condo for breakfast (b/c we absolutely could not have the horrid condo "hot" breakfast again - lol). Jill and Scoot headed home early and Ted and I decided to try and hit all the Moody attractions as soon as possible in hopes of beating the crowd. We did! We got there early and this time we enjoyed the Aquarium - there was barely anyone there. We were able to take our time and check out all the cool fish, penguins, sharks, corals, etc, etc. It's really beautiful. Even Truett was amazed and had a fun time! Then we went to the Rainforest Pyramid to see the bugs, plants, trees, parrots, etc, and that was fun, too. We rounded out the trip at the Butterfly Tent and then headed home. It was a really good day!

Next post...the trip in pictures.