Friday at 1:30 that afternoon we were loaded up & on our way to the seashore. After about 20 minutes they wondered if we were almost there! So we showed Brianna the clock & said when it showed 7 we should be there. They did great on the ride there & we stopped at a gas station where they needed some doughnuts & crackers – then later a McDonalds where they had a yummy strawberry sundae which they thought was awesome! [It costs $1]
Finally we were there & it was getting late. So we drove straight to the ferry & it seemed to take forever to get our turn to cross. We saw dolphins when we crossed & the girls thought that really neat! Finally we were over & we drove to the beach by the jetty as was almost dark & they were really wanting to see the sea shore.
Was getting dark so we went back to the ferry & got a ride back across. Then headed to Mackie & Norma Jeans [Mark & Dianes] house in Aransas Pass. Here are the kids at their cute place.
Saturday I promise there was no danger of over sleeping!!! LOL Those gals were up with the birds & woke us to go play at the sea shore. So I finally got them to eat a pop tart & we were off again. Back across the ferry we go. We ended up riding it 8 times! Here we are playtime at last!!
We built a sand castle!
And then the fun they destroyed it!!
We fed the not very hungry sea gulls.
They ran & played & splashed & dug!
After 4 hours of playing we shook off the sand & headed back across the ferry to clean up. Then we ate a very late lunch at Whataburger with 2 hungry gals that ate all their chicken strips & choc. shakes. Then off we went again across the ferry to shop!!
A trip to Port Aransas just isn’t complete without a trip to those “wonderful” seashell shops!!! LOL Finally after they found something they couldn’t live without we headed to the candy store. Now that is an awesome place! They each got a little white bag & put little dabs of all types of goodies in it. They thought it was the coolest place ever & I must say I kind of agree!
Next we drove to the jetty & watched several huge ships come by. They were amazed at how big the ship was. Just sat & relaxed abit.
Headed back across the ferry & went to the house for awhile. The kids fished abit but decided the toys inside were more their thing. We just spent several hours letting them play & we all had some downtime. Then headed back across the ferry to the playground that Brianna saw earlier. They played & then we ate supper at the spaghetti house & enjoyed a pizza.
Was dark & our busy day was about over – so we rode the ferry our last time & headed back to the house. After the gals were in their nighties & all the sand of the day washed down the drain they played awhile & I cleaned up the place.
Sunday after breakfast we headed off to Church & Eugene had the lesson, etc. that morning. We enjoyed a yummy meal at another mexican food place & of course the gals had a coke! Then we started our long drive home. Lorien went to sleep right after we ate & slept 1/2 way home! They were so good on the drive & lots of fun to take. It was so fun to see the sea shore thru the eyes of someone for the first time. They loved it all…sand, water, waves, seagulls, the ferry…everything EXCEPT the mosquitoes!!
