texas road trip, the coast

we headed down to one of my favorite parts of texas,
mustang island/port aransas and padre island.
i've been down to the island when the water was so beautiful,
and when it was brown from the churning of the tides.
this time, the colors were perfect.

we saw the sweetest sea turtles in the ship channel at port aransas.

 gifts from the sea.

the shark picture, it's a given, it happens every time.

we did a lot of shopping and looking around.
i love the feel of an island souvenir shop,
and we always visit the candy store when we are there.

 bob hall pier, on padre island, was probably my favorite this trip.
the beach there was stunning.

wind blown and salty on the pier.

we pretty much stayed that way all week.

boyd read about some of the dangerous fish,
and then went on to inform some of the fisherman about them,
as if they didn't already know.

 a fisherman caught a baby shark,
and boyd got to touch it,
before it was thrown back.

we spent our last night by the marina and the ship channel.

least favorite parts of the trip, mostly according to boyd...

his first bee sting

a possible jelly fish sting, we're still not sure what happened

the smell and feel of the seaweed
sand in his pants
the heat

highlights of the trip...
seeing the bats fly in austin

the older gentleman riding by in only a t-back. highlight because it was funny, 

but it was not desirable, if you know what i mean

 bologna sandwiches, and whataburger
searching for shells
seeing the sea turtles

the beautiful colors of the ocean

laughing and rolling down the windows because boyd was gassy

petting a baby shark

spending time together

on our last night we turned and said goodbye to the ocean, until next time.
thank you, texas, for being so beautiful.

love,

nicolle

texas road trip

my mom, boyd and i just got home from a road trip to austin,

and then onto the texas coast...

padre island and port aransas.

the food was good,

the water was beautiful,

the weather was warm.

be back soon.

love,

nicolle

the texas coast, part 2

{we are home and full of sand and beach smells. lots of laundry to do. lots of rest to catch up on. and lots of thankfulness for this life we have to enjoy!}.

we stayed in corpus christi the first night.
our drive was a little long because of a couple of wrong turns.
boyd did really well in the car though!
then we got on the ferry and rode it over to the island the next morning.
we stayed in port aransas on mustang island.
i love it there, so so much!






me and boyd.
we had not even changed into beach clothes yet.
we wanted to stop and say hello to the ocean first.
then we went and found a hotel.
priorities!
we were soaked and covered in sand and it was so NICE!


i love this pier.


we saw dolphins swimming in this area.


my sister with boyd.
she took turns wearing boyd's hat for him because it was windy and kept flying off of his head.
i love to look at all of the boats and what they are named.




then there are always the fun places to shop!





and some more from the beach.
boyd picked up EVERY seashell he could find!




this surfer pulled up on a bicycle with 3 cats in the basket.
boyd went over and talked to the cats.
then the cats went surfing.
they seemed to really like it!
it was amusing to watch.



i could post a million more pictures like these.
boyd just sat there like a little angel.
he was entranced with the ocean.
the setting sun was golden.




i would have a lot more pictures, but the morning we headed home the humidity was so bad that my camera was not working properly.
i managed this one shot of the hotel sign, and from there on out, i could not even get a picture.
i was bummed because there were so many cute things i wanted to photograph on the way out.
port aransas is one of my favorite little coastal towns.


thanks to my sweet husband for letting me go and for my sister for letting me drag her along!

it was a quick trip there and back.
i love a good road trip full of junk food and jimmy buffett tunes.

we LOVE the ocean.
i was sad to leave.
as we were leaving, boyd kept saying....
go ocean.
see dolphins.
i wanted to cry for him.
we will go back sweetest boy!