Port Aransas

We had the best time visiting Port Aransas in the summer. Usually we make that eight hour drive over the Thanksgiving break but this year we decided to try soemthing different!

Our first day there was filled with fun. Makayla was NOT afraid of the water in the least! She jumped right in and started having fun! She laid down and let the waves rush over her and had a blast playing in the sand.

The second day was spent shopping, flying kites, feeding sea gulls and playing on the beach some more. It rained off and on the entire week but that didnt stop us from having fun.

The 4th of July was POURING down rain and we werent able to take the boat ride to watch the fireworks like we wanted. We were bummed but still made the best of it. We crossed the ferry and parked in the ride share parking lot and had the best view of the fireworks! We couldnt have asked for a better time! We decided that the fireworks were just about over so we headed to the ferry. It was great luck that we happened to be the first on the ferry and got to watch the rest of the fireworks from it. Right as the ferry took off we were in the middle of the bay when the grand finally went off. It was really impressive.

Probably the best night we had there was the night we decided to take the dolphin tour! We went out on a boat for two hours and watched for dolphin and they didnt disapoint. They were right on the side of the boat spitting water up at us and looking for handouts. The highlight of the trip was the "petting zoo" they had set up in the center of the boat. T Joe the deckhand had all kinds of fun ocean critters for the kids to play with. He had puffer fish, sea stars, sea slime, hermit crabs, little fish of some sort, a live sand dollar and Makaylas favorite the seahorse. She had a ball playing with all of the animals and didnt want to leave. Its all she talked about for the rest of the trip.

The rest of the trip was so much fun! All day long on the beach soaking in the sun and watching Makayla have the time of her life. ahhhhhhhhhhh I wish we never had to leave!