Padre

We didn't venture very far for our summer vacation this year. We decided to rent a condo for five days with our friends the Hodsons and Braxdales to South Padre. It was my first time to go there, and I was pleasantly surprised by how nice the beach was. I usually just hear about South Padre as a popular Spring Break spot for college students, so I was expecting a trashy beach with people doing keg stands. It was actually really family friendly with pretty clear water for a Texas beach. Our itinerary pretty much consisted of spending the whole day at the beach- playing in the waves, boogie boarding, building sandcastles, and just relaxing. My kids loved it. My curse of fair skin left me with a sunburn on the first day. Sloane and I had to slather on the sunscreen and seek shade frequently. Finn is blessed with rick's tan skin. We mainly hung out at the condo except for a few occasions. We ate at a local pizza piano bar where Sloane tried to dance on the dance floor the whole night. Rick went deep sea fishing with Finn, who immediately got sea sick and slept almost the whole time. The guys took the boys crabbing which was far and away Finn's favorite experience of the trip. On our last day we went to the Pirate Pier and visited the sea turtle rescue center. We had such a good time and will definitely go back when we get the chance.