Galveston Day 1

For vacation this year, we decided to keep it instate again.  We took the kids on a roadtrip to Galveston.  Mia is all about the beach, so we wanted to find them a nice one to play on.  Our hotel was right across the street from the beach which was so much better than having to load up a bunch of wet and sandy towels, toys, and kids at the end of the day.  The first day, we just walked over to scout out a good place to set up on the beach for the next day.  Then, we went to the Pleasure Pier which has loads of rides.  I wasn't sure if they would have many for little kids, but there was lots for Mia and Quinn to do.  They both got their first rides on a ferris wheel.  Mia was a little nervous about it, but she liked it.  Quinn was just curious and kept looking at everything around us.  It was the first time in my life that I wondered why there weren't seatbelts on a ferris wheel.  Wes kept one hand holding on to Quinn the whole time.  Quinn never tried to hop up or anything, but we watched him closely just the same.  Wes went with Mia on a ride called the Rock and Roll that went pretty fast forward and then backward.  We let her watch it first and gave her every opportunity to change her mind, but she very much wanted to try it.  When they got off, she was excited, but Wesley said he felt a little ill.  Haha!  I hadn't pegged her for a roller coaster-lovin' gal, but she never ceases to surprise me.  She also begged to go on the swing ride, so I did that one with her.  She liked that one, too.  That time it was me who was feeling a little queasy afterward, so we rode the carousel one more time and then went to dinner.

Galveston selfie

I love spending time with this handsome guy.