Galveston Beach Friendcation!

 We hit the road this weekend and went on a vacation to the beach! It was a 4 hour drive and this sums up how the girls did. Amelia falling asleep mid-draw and Maya was happy as always.

Disclaimer: This picture was taken at a restaurant, not in the car. We buckle her up when she's in the car, don't you worry. But she really was this happy.

 Our 3 couple friends joined us on this "friendcation": Cameron & Steph, Blakely & Lindsey, and Jason & Kasee. We each had our own bedroom and the best part was being able to stay up late and talk and play games after the kids were all to bed! Who needs sleep?

 Our house is the one in the center of the photo. It was SO nice and perfect to have a kitchen and the same common area for everyone. And reasonably cheap when split between the 4 of us.

 The weather was beautiful all weekend, the highs were 85.

 We went on walks and found this cute park for Amelia to play nearby.

 Each night after the kids were to bed, we'd go in the yard and play frisbee as the sun went down.

We had beach access about a 2 minute walk from our house which was so fun! Especially at night we took walks down there and saw all the crabs and had cute, tiny frogs in the front lawn.

 We went to the beach in actual Galveston and spent the day. Amelia was in love with the sand! She just parked in her spot and was set for the day!

 She slowly warmed up to the water. 

 By the end, she made friends and they were "swimming" (laying in the sand at the shallow part). 

 This trip made me so happy that our family will have these fun memories at the ocean and we are so blessed to live within a short drive. It was the perfect vacation. We have so much fun with our friends and we want to do this every year!