.texas beach trip.

.when andrew and i decided to come to texas, we decided we would do something different every saturday as a family until baby got here...it was to keep us all together as a family, but also give me SOMETHING to look forward to throughout the week. 

.the beach it was.

.i have been to seaside (oregon) beach once, with andrew... the day we went was probably the best day EVER. its usually horribly cold, and windy and ugly....but the day andrew and i went, it was SO hot... but the water was still FREEZING.

.i have also been to maui, hawaii for our honeymoon. i will NEVER forget how beautiful the beach was there, and how warm. i CANNOT wait until we have the funds and our kids are old enough to take there.

.so we decided the beach it was for our saturday outing. i didnt know what to expect. it was a 2.5 hour drive, so we PLANNED to head down and grab breakfast at 7 and head out around 7:30. fail.

.i got up at 7:30 and made sure everything was packed, and got dressed. 8 rolls around and andrew finally rolls out of bed. he has been SUPER tired lately... we kinda think he may have mono because of a sore spot in his throat and how tired he is ALL THE TIME. (do not give it to me!) so we finally headed downstairs for breakfast around 8:15, and got on the road by 9. of course i drove (because andrew was "going to do his religion homework" and also we all know i speed and will get us there faster.

(dont you LOVE how i am the only one awake)

.we got to the beach at 11:15, grab something small to eat, and headed to the actual beach. it was a really pretty drive, and had lots of city before you actually got the the beach... when we pulled in i was confused...no road?? where do we park. than andrew is like, "drive on the beach" WOW! drive on the beach...SA-WEET. so we drove down the beach for a bit, until we found a spot and parked. 

.i didnt think brooklynn would like it that much. WRONG. this girl kept turning around and running into the water and the waves. she didnt care about getting splashed or anything. it was crazy. at the very beginning she did whine because she didnt like the feel of seaweed on her feet, and didnt know exactly what was going on (she just woke up). the water was SO warm. bath water. i loved it. we changed into our suits and i took pictures and videos while daddy and brooklynn played. it was really nice, and i enjoyed taking pictures.

.video of brooklynn experiencing the beach for the first time.

 she would run down the beach....she loved it.

 andrew played with her all day, it was a nice break for me, and i know brooklynn LOVED her time with her daddy.

.yum, salt water.

.after about 2 hours brooklynn was done. so was it (hated being in a bathing suit 8.5 months pregnant). we got back in the car and decided to drive further down the beach just for the drive. brooklynn fell asleep, so it was just quiet and pretty. at one point the sand was so deep we had to turn on 4X4...i LOVED driving in it. i felt more in control than like it is in snow...so i was totally taking it all in. andrew was jealous.

.more video of brooklynn playing on the beach in the sand.

 .love this picture of these two.

.we stopped at sonic on the way home for half off slushies.

.than we headed back home....andrew and brooklynn fell asleep again for the first hour or so, and than woke up and watched a movie together. i wish i would of got more in the water with the two crazy kids, and got more pictures of me and brooklynn together...but i failed. i am not suppose to exercise at all because of the situation baby is in, and just walking out against the waves was a workout, and the waves hit my belly hard. so i took it easy. 

.driving on the beach.

.but all that matters is brooklynn experienced the beach for the first time, and we were all together as a family. we took time away from everything going on around us, forgot about it, and just enjoyed US. 

.and it was SO nice.