life is a beach

We absolutely LOVE living so close to the coast. Friday we took another trip down to the beach with some of our great friends - the Wheelus and Nielson families. It was the PERFECT day - sunny and hot (but not too hot), slightly breezy, and the water was the perfect temperature...just cold enough to be refreshing, but not even close to cold enough to keep us out of it. What a fun day! It was a million times better than our day at Canyon Lake the week before. We finished off the day with a stop at Snoopy's on the way home for a yummy dinner of fish and chips! Good stuff!

This was the sight welcoming us to Corpus Christi for the 4th of July weekend. There were lots of cranes by the refineries flying the flags.

Easton liked the beach so much better than when we went over spring break. It made a huge difference with him being able to walk, and also that he wasn't trying to eat all the sand.

Dylan loves his life jacket - he even wore it to jump the waves with Jaylie:

Our group (minus most of the kids) - the Nielson's, the Wheelus' and Tim:

Sydnee, Jaylie, Dylan and Easton playing on the beach:

Cute Sydnee:

Easton having a great time:

Dylan playing in the waves:

On the way home Easton wasn't interested in falling asleep at all. Look at those tired eyes. To keep him happy we gave him a cookie...what a mess! We knew we had to wash his car seat anyway though since he had his first blowout in forever as we were leaving Corpus Christi. What a fun pit stop that was!

Dylan was entertained during our long drive home by a push-pop. Two and a half hours of eating a sucker probably did wonders for his teeth - don't tell the dentist!

As a side note, please excuse some of the fuzzy pictures. I found out I needed to clean off the lens. Hopefully future pictures turn out better now!