The year 2015, beach...

cousin john's boogie board...both boys did well and both boys wiped out!

Can someone, who is a licensed child Psychologist (or someone who thinks they are), please tell me why my son will run with reckless abandon into the ocean but take 10 minutes to decide he wants to swim in a pool? Why he will get pushed around by waves almost to his neck, and wipe out getting trapped under his boogie board for a few seconds and recover but wants to go home after choking on pool water?
It's very confusing to me, but I am not complaining. He is my beach baby and I'm glad I have one because I also love the beach.
As V puts it, our yearly TRIP to the gulf is "forced relaxation". We beach it up twice a day and eat and sleep a lot. Rinse and repeat.

"cause baby I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me..." (gotta work in Taylor Swift when you can) #newromantics

surf ninjas is a real game

third year in a row to wear this swim suit and it still fits. maybe this is toddlerhood of the traveling swim suit. #2Tforlife

just a beach view reading session. actually this was a quiet calming period after a melt down.

my uncle has the patience of a saint. a four year old cannot cast and reel. it was constant untangling.

this lasted for 10 minutes

cousin time

ennis had to come with us and half enjoyed himself. he didn't hate the ocean, but he didn't love it either.

so windy all the time. on an evening walk.

lots of these guys. it's amazing we didn't get stung (sorry Stephanie)

seagulls!

we decided to walk a short distance to check out some sail boats. that distanced ended up being more like a mile. #sexybeast

whoop. drunk Aggie sailing...

this tortoise finally arrived. don't be fooled by his fake smile. he complained the entire.way.back...

family selfie

merman! merman!!!!!

grill master V...Daddy would you like some sausage?

May your beach trip be a nicer beach than ours.
#slummingitingalveston