From Our Family to Yours: July 2009

Our family road trip to South Padre Island was a blast! We got on the road Thursday morning with our first stop being McDonald's for breakfast. Shortly after that we stopped at Buc-ee’s where seeing is believing. This place is unbelievable. You really do have to stop in one if you get a chance. This is not your ordinary convenience store. After a few more stops we finally arrived in Los Fresnos. Paul moved to Los Fresnos when he was 11. He showed us the house he grew up in and where he went to school. It was really neat to see. Finally we arrived at our hotel and the kids were changed in their swim suits ready for the beach before Paul and I could finish unloading the car…I mean Paul could finish unloading the car. They were really excited.

Friday we went to Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark; “the tropical destination for family fun”. It was so awesome because it had interconnecting water rides and slides, a huge 5-story tall Sandcastle, and thrilling uphill water coasters. “Schlitterbahn Beach has all the ingredients for a great summer getaway”!

After dinner Friday night we passed a small amusement park heading back to our hotel. The kids begged us to stop…and being the awesome parents that we are we gave in to all their little desires…even a quick jump on what was called “The Trampoline Thing”. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

Saturday morning we went to a turtle rescue center then the rest of the day was spent at the beach. We made sand castles and buried the kids in the sand. Paul had the great idea of surrounding the child that was buried with food so that the seagulls could fly around and peck at the immobile child. I must admit it was hilarious! The surrounding families thought so also. The kids also played on their boogie boards and tossed the football around. Paul would try to throw the football to Braden or Luke right when a wave was coming and they would have to dive into the wave to be able to catch it. A lot of salt water was consumed to say the least.