Day trip to the beach

Drew and I moved to Houston 7 years ago.  Today we visited Galveston beach for the FIRST time!  I cannot believe we waited this long.  We drove down to Stewart Beach in a little over an hour, pulled right up to the beach front parking lot, and had a day of fun.  Andrew loved riding the waves on his kick board.  Lila liked searching for sea shells.  They both enjoyed crushing the sandcastles we built. Drew had a great time chasing the kids and I soaked up some much needed, uninterrupted family time.

I had very low expectations so they were easily exceeded.  The beach was clean and the water (although murky) had no debris other than a little seaweed.  There's an $8 per car fee to park at Stewart Beach.  They have a grill and shop, bathrooms and showers, umbrella and chair rentals, and a snow ball cart that travels up and down the beach.  While the sand wasn't white and the water wasn't blue (like the Destin, FL area), the kids certainly didn't notice.