Port Aransas, Texas

It was a last minute idea... but we packed-up and loaded our best "Port-A Beach Gear" into Daddy's big black truck. Yes, we would drive. We would drive 6 hours with a 4 year old. (I know....).

I thought I had packed enough to keep her busy, but sure enough we ran out of entertainment before we ported. After the 10th "Are we there yeeeeeeet?", we finally pulled in and little Miss Braylin was excited, to say the least. We didn't take much time unpacking before we slipped on her swim suit, rented a golf cart (because that's how you travel around Port A), and tracked to the beach! The waves were rollin'! It was humid but not too hot and the wind was quite breezy but felt sooooo good on our skin. It's quite a different experience from the beaches in Destin. This beach is designated for rednecks!  On a busy day,  there are BIG OLE trucks backed up to the beach, canopys behind them, BBQ pits, fold-up chairs, sand buckets, and coolers of drinks and food. And you can't not mention the boo-koos of beautiful kites that fly behind each camp. It was so fun to drive along the beach and simply KITE WATCH!  It's an all-day affair. You'll see ALL ages from toddlers to the old folk who look like they've lived on the beach their whole lives.  We love it! 

It was only a 3 night stay, but we lived it up and accomplished as much as you can in 3 days. And the only downfall of taking the big black truck is that it accumulated at least a bucket full of sand in the interior cabin. Sooooooo we came home with Port Aransas sand!  Oh, well... now we have a souvenir (a little more than Jared probably enjoys) but nothing a shop-vac can't help. 

Thursday.
The 1st day.
We took the golf cart down to the beach to check things out. It's not too busy
on this evening, but the next 2 days the whole beachside would be FULL, and
hundreds of kites would be flying in the horizon. 

Jared, Bray, Uncle Fofus aka Joe

We tried to fly our own (walmart) kite.
But it was too rinky-dinky to keep up with the beach winds
so it didn't last too long.

Braylin LOVED feeding birds.
If you asked her, she would probably tell you that was her favorite part.

We found a very tame pelican, but he didn't want the bread  we had been feeding the seagulls.
He spit it out! He wanted bait as that's what he probably gets from all the fisherman
along the cement wall along side the bay.

Our group.
We got to meet a couple of Parrots!

Bray and I got caught in the rain while taking the golf cart to the convenient store.
She didn't mind! But when we got back to "camp" we took cover in Daddy's truck. 

Bray made a new friend, Berkley! 

We even went on a pirate ship!
They were making them mop the ship!!

sword fight!!

Bray, Riley, Ricci, Berkley

I rode solo on the way home.
Those 2 had wayyyyyy too much fun.