Port Aransas

 After seeing some pictures of friends trips last summer Lila begged and begged us to go to the beach!  We promised that this summer when Mommy wasn't nauseous and pregnant, we would all go together.  Good plan in theory, but I think a sick and tired Mommy is still probably easier to travel with than a new born ;)  Luckily for us, JW did awesome and was still little enough to pretty much nap wherever we were and let his big sisters enjoy the beach!  

We found an amazing little treasure called Cinnamon Shores in Port Aransas and had a ball!  It was a 5 hour drive and GREAT place for families, especially those with little kiddos.  It was a neat little village of beautiful homes, some owned and some rental.  There is a gym, 2 pools, restaurants, entertainment some nights and right by the beach.

We had a golf cart that we could take back and fourth to the beach and pools to carry all of our stuff.  I think that was Josh's favorite part of the whole trip :)  They also have umbrellas and chairs they put out for you!  Convenience was well worth the price at this stage in our lives.

Here are some of our beach bums in action.

 

 little poser

 Chilling in the shade.

 and they're off...

 She was a little more timid around the sea weed!

 "surfing"

Where he spent most of the time :)

 Our condo

 

 Beautiful pools

 We were a little early for dinner, but there was a great show going on on the main lawn :)

 Captive audience

 Star performers

 

The boardwalk coming back from the beach.

 

 The girls love any chance they get to have a sleepover together.

 The last day we were there we drove over to Corpus Cristi and went to the aquarium.  It was really great!

 

 Lila's favorite animal right now, the sea horse!

Ready for the dolphin show!

 Dinner out at Trout Street Grill.

I dressed the kids in their pretty clothes hoping we would get some great shots on the beach for me to hang in the house.  This souvenir shop is as far as we got.  Not quite the framer I had hoped for :)

We had such a great vacation with just the five of us.  Josh and I both laughed when we got home.  I guess we had been preparing for a really stressful time with all of us in a one bedroom condo, 10+ hours in the car and newborn out in the sand and heat that we were really surprised how enjoyable it was!  We will for sure be going back again!