What a weekend!

This weekend turned out awesome! The drive to the beach house was horrible. Rain so hard you couldn't see 10 feet in front of you, flooded streets, and unbelievable traffic. However, despite Hurric.ane Alex it rained for maybe 30 minutes during our actual stay. The skies were blue, the wind was blowing, and the heat wasn't even all that hot.

I think Chase made five trips to the beach and Emery made two. Chase was so brave this year and did great on the boogie board (with his life jacket on any time he was in the water). He found tons of shells, dove into the waves, played in the sand. He loved every single minute of it. Emery enjoyed herself as well. She wasn't so sure about the waves, but loved the feel of the sand and splashing in the water. In fact, at one point when she was playing in the sand she had a shell in her mouth before I could stop her! Nothing like digging sand and a seashell out of an almost 9 month old's mouth!! We went into Galveston one day and just enjoyed the drive along the coast.

This little beach house is perfect and such a nice getaway. It's clean, cheaper than a hotel, and within walking distance to the beach. We've been going since 2005 and this was our fifth trip. However, my friend and her husband have decided to put it on the market since their insurance is so high and he has retired this year and they can't afford two house notes. We are so sad to think that this was likely our last trip to our little getaway, but I'm really glad we got to take Emery. On Chase's first trip we have a picture of him getting a bath in the sink, now we have one of her too. Oh the memories.

I hope everyone had a super July 4th, I know we did. Thank you to all of those that are serving/have served and make it possible for us to do just that.








*On a side note, remember that last post about getting stuck in line behind people using their medi.caid cards... I kid you not that it happened again tonight! 3 times in less than three weeks... Ugh!

~ Kahla

****I am grateful for
1) Memories in the making
2) those serving/those that have served to give us our freedom
3) fantastic weather
4) long weekends
5) family time