Galveston Island Paradise

A couple weekends ago we took advantage of Jarod having Mondays off for a little weekend family vacation. We went to Galveston for some beach fun. Jarod and I went to Galveston for our over-night honeymoon. We didn't really get to take advantage of the sites when we were there, so we've had fun the last couple years taking the kids to see the sites. Last year we spent all day at the different Moody Garden venues. They have a great aquarium and rain forest, among other things. This year we decided to stay at the Moody Gardens resort/hotel, and take advantage of the white sands beach there are the resort. It was a lot of fun. The kids had a great time, and everyone was sufficiently worn out at the end. Here are some pictures from our time at the beach...the other pictures we took with my camera are lost, because Carly got a hold of the camera when I wasn't around, and broke it. It's very tragic, but at least now I have an excuse to get a new camera, since I've been wanting one so badly...(these pictures were taken with a disposable waterproof camera.)

Here's Daddy and Carly heading out to the water.

Josh loved to jump and splash in the water. He loves to swim.
Everyone had a good time in the water. Jack wanted to get in on the splashing and swimming, too. He should be a lot of fun next year.
Josh was saying "jump in the water" as he and Carly jumped up and down in the water, splashing each other. Josh is fearless when it comes to swimming. He had his trusty Dolphin the whole time...true Josh style...always with a toy in his hand.
There were lots of great waterfalls.
There was a sprinkler area...I think Jack was the bravest one there. The other two took some warming up to getting splashed, sprayed, and dumped on.
They got a kick out of spraying Mommy and Daddy with the seahorse water gun.
All in all it was a great time, and we're glad we went to the white sands beach instead of the ocean beach. There were restrooms, changing areas, lockers, concessions, and clean water and sand. It was a great time. The changing areas alone made it worth while. Last year we changed on the side of Sea Wall while a never ending group of lifeguards in training ran by.