Friday Iphone Dump: Beach Edition!

I can't believe I take so many pics with my phone.  Seriously, I think I mentally made fun of people who did...but I seem to have hundreds.  And my "iphone pics" folder is filling up fast on my computer.

Anywho, here are my top pics from the beach...


Floating away...he is hilarious in the pool.  He just floats and floats.  And gets around pretty well!

Trying to figure out this beach thing.

Daddy and the cheerleader pose.

One strong daddy!

We taught the kids how to play spoons.  It was so fun!  Brings back fun memories!

On one of the rainy days, we went to Bass Pro Shop and spotted Landon on one of the toys!  It's so fun still spotting them. 

So Rhodes is potty training himself.  I've never had a kid do this.  Even last night, after bath, he said "tee tee potty".  Then undressed himself, took his *still dry* diaper off, got on the potty and went tee tee.  I almost don't know what to do.  But I'm not holding my breath for him to be fully trained for a while.  I'm not quite ready yet...even though he might be getting there.  He also enjoys flushing and saying "bye bye tee tee!"

SOAKED after the bumper boats.

Headed out to Baytowne Wharf!

I rode the *FAST* merry go round with Lillian and Rhodes.

Landon and Daddy on the high ropes course!

Tidal pool!

Surfer dude!

One night we stayed out on the beach until 8:00!!  Then came in and cooked some fish and shrimp.   So after we put Rhodes and Lillian to bed,  we gave the kids a shrimp peeling lesson!

Tiger who?

Shaved ice is YUMMY!

Pool at the beach....

Last night!

Crab dip at Harry T's!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Tidal Pool Day

The second to last day at the beach, there was a huge tidal pool between the condo and the waves. There was a red flag and you could tell the ocean was super stirred up. But the little tidal pool "river" was a huge hit for the kids. I remember loving when this happened when I was little, and remembering that it was also pretty rare.


 Rhodes did a little boogie boarding.

The kid enjoyed feeding (and chasing) the seagulls. 

We strutted our stuff up and down this little "river". 

Landon enjoyed trying to surf on this boogie board.  He was really good at it in the pool!

Boogie boarding on the waves was SUPER fun too.  I even got in on the action and had to go a few times.  Been a long time since I've done it!

One lady walked by Lillian one day and said, "Next Miss America!"

She was quite the little diva on the beach.  Sometime prancing up and down the beach.  Holding her hands out and even pointing her toes some times.  Hi-larious to watch.  And to watch others watching her. 

We even witnessed a beach wedding next to us.  Kinda funny watching these people commit the rest of their lives together with people playing on either side of them. 

And other peoples toys are ALWAYS more fun than our own.  Thankfully they didn't mind Lillian chillin' in their pool for a while.

GOLF!  Rhodes chased the ball all over the place!!

Shaved ice is a MUST!

That's the end of the beach pics I took!  The last day we stayed on the beach until 5:30 then went to Harry T's and watched some boats come in!

I do have some cute phone pics I'm gonna post.  Can't have my camera on me all the time!! :-)

All That Touristy Stuff

Everyone has a day at the beach where they go brave the crowds and do all the "touristy" stuff.  We picked an overcast, dreary day and it was perfect!!


We hit up the track in the morning where all the tickets are 2 for 1.  Great deal!

I think my lens had a smudge on it...thus the white fogginess on the pic. 

Rhodes was able to participate in lots of little kiddie rides!

This year Lillian was able to ride with an adult on the big track!  Such a big girl now.  It won't be long until Olivia and Landon are driving by themselves.  Just a few, more like 10, more inches! :)

Olivia was tall enough to do the bumper boats by herself.  She was ALL excited about doing it until she walked through the gate to get in.  Then she pitched a fit!  Robert MADE her get on.  Well, the first few minutes she was not happy and kept the sprayer on Robert the whole time.  She was mad.  But then she like it and went on spraying other people.  And Robert too.  They were SOAKED when they came out!

That evening we headed to Baytowne Wharf.  SO much fun.  We went early enough to do all the "rides" before the crowds, but not too early where we had to come off the beach too soon. 

Olivia got feathered!  She was so excited and has loved having it!

Rhodes couldn't do too much.  He sat on the bull and I rode the merry go round with Lillian and Rhodes.

We got super lucky and these 2 teenagers gave us 6 tickets to do some of the big rides.  Basically handed us $60!!!!!  I don't know if they didn't want to do anything else or what but it was super uncharacteristic of teenage boys (not all I'm sure) and they blessed our socks off. 

So Olivia and Landon did the huge jumpy thing. 

THEN, there was this ropes course and Landon and Robert went to do it.  He wanted to at first.  But then one he was strapped in and started moving, he was NOT happy.  But guess what.  Robert made him do the whole course.  And Landon DID IT!!

I had no idea he was so upset the whole time.  He didn't look like it.  But then after dinner, I think he was proud of himself.  :-)

They are at least 3 stories in the air!!

We all cheered them on from the ground!

Then we went to a YUMMY dinner at Grafittis in Baytowne.  Robert and I split the hazelnut grouper and it was DELICIOUS!!!