Port Aransas - Long Post!!

This past weekend we joined Daniel's family at a beach house in Port Aransas. For those of you who had voted, we DID manage to squeeze our four family members in our minivan along with Uncle Cody, Aunt Amy, Cousin Sage, and all of our stuff! Surprisingly, it turned out great...the drive was easy and quick, the kids did super (thank goodness for the minivan DVD player!), and traffic was a breeze. Avery came down with pinkeye as soon as we got to Port Aransas but Amy called her dad who's an optometrist. He called in a prescription and she was doing better by that evening! We all took turns making meals so it was very relaxing. The weather was great the whole time, just one rain shower. The beach was within walking distance to our house and the kids had a blast! We hope to make it an annual trip :)

Our family at the beach:


Our beach house!


View of the beach from our balcony:



The Cousins at the beach!


Boogie boarding:


Avery walking with Aunt Lindsay. Avery loved the waves...she cried if we took her back up to play in the sand!


Building a sand castle:


Burying Uncle Cody in the sand:


Cookie's friend Jeff with the neat kite he brought:


Avery reading with Gigi:


Aidan playing Candyland with Mommy and Aunt Amy:


Aidan's first S'more:


Avery's first S'more:


Everyone relaxing and playing football after S'mores:


Cookie and Gigi in the kitchen:


The Steward family:


The only decent family picture...unfortunately it didn't have Gigi in it!


Avery and Sage...Double Trouble!


My friend Jen and her family were also vacationing nearby! I took Aidan over to their pool so he could swim with Corinne:


View of the backseat...this is how we rode most of the way (Daniel and Cody were up front):