Saturday, May 19, 2012

Adventures with the Howards: Galveston



As most people know, us Howards are not very brave when it comes to overnight adventures. Sonny and I value our sleep and we know that the kids need good rest to stay healthy so for the most part we don't do many overnight trips. Well, in the past Sonny and I have been blessed to get to stay at the San Luis Resort in Galveston as a gift from some church friends and we absolutely loved it. The pool is incredible and the beach is just across the street. The other day I found a discount for one night at the San Luis and asked Sonny if we should be daring and try to take the kids. We debated back and forth the pros and cons and decided to give it a try. With the car loaded down with plenty of toys, food and clothes- we headed to Galveston (I know... it's not THAT far but for us it was definitely out of our comfort zone)! The first day the kids did GREAT! They loved the pool and were so exhausted by nap time that we all took about a 2 hour nap. After nap, we headed to the beach. It was pretty full of seaweed but I guess that happens a lot in Galveston. We headed back to the pool in the evening and the kids continued to have a great time. We were hoping that the kids would sleep well but were not sure how they would do with us all sleeping in one room. While it was not too bad, Zoee did wake up at 5:57am and was ready to start the day. I tried to hurry up and get out of the room with her so the guys could sleep. I took her to the only place that was really open/safe at 6 am- the gym =). It was fun. I ran for a little bit while Zoee played next to me, then we just played till Sonny let me know that Zoee had in fact woken them up and they had not been able to go back to sleep. By 9 am we were at the pool again but the kids were already exhausted from getting up so early. Asher jumped in the pool without his floatees on yet and Zoee was just really fussy. We decided that we did not need the late check out after all and that it was time for the adventure to end. We made it home by 12 and all took a nice nap in the afternoon. Overall it was a fun experience but we might be keeping our adventures limited to the daytime and come home to sleep in our own beds! There is nothing like being at home!!


Here are some pictures from our trip...







Ash running along the lawn chairs...



Zoee at the beach. Yes- SHE wanted the 2 bows in her hair!! =)








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