Surfside

I had been meaning to get to the beach all summer, and I finally convinced my friends to go with me!  Me, Ashley, Jenebie, and Shelly headed on down to the coast.  Ashley and I piled into my van with our 6 girls and Jenebie and Shelly caravaned behind us.  It should have taken us only an hour and 20 minutes to get there, but thanks to some bad traffic it took almost 2 hours.  And poor Shelly lost sight of the caravan at one point and it took her an extra half an hour to make it!

But we all eventually arrived, safe and sound.  4 moms and 11 kids.  We slathered the kids in sunscreen, attempted to get ourselves too, set up blankets in the sand, and did our best to keep close eyes on the kids!  Surfside is one of my favorite beaches.  It's usually more quiet than Galveston and has nice waves.  I was shocked that my friend Jenebie had never been to the beaches near us...until she reminded me that she grew up in Hawaii and really, Galveston and Surfside just can't compare!  But she was a good sport and had fun with us.

 Adorable Tanner...

My girls enjoying lunch on our blanket--it seems like we brought enough stuff for a week at least...

Megan and Cassidy...

Jenebie and her kiddos...

Cute Candy with cute little sand footprints...

The Megans and Cassidy having fun in the waves...

Shelly and her kiddos and a few photobombers...

Ashley and her kiddos...

Me and my girls...

Mermaid tails thanks to Ms. Shelly and Ms. Ashley.  My girls talked about these for WEEKS!

Mermaid Megan (and Audrey)