Overnight Getaway to Gulf of Mexico!

A few weeks ago Peter and I had our babysitter volunteer to spend the night so we could have a little get away. We drove and hour and a half to Corpus Christi-- the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. It was amazing! We realized that we definitely need to have these little getaways much more often. it is so nice to feel like newlyweds again (even for a brief 24 hours). It makes you realize again how much you love your spouse!

We stayed in a hotel that overlooked the Marina and we woke to this beautiful view of sailboats floating back and forth. We laid in bed relishing the beautiful peaceful moments with out children. The we went to the top floor of the hotel and ate a delicious breakfast overlooking the bay.

Then it was off to the beach! We spotted these fun fan powered hang gliders.

Peter's first jellyfish encounter. it was so cute to see him get so excited over a jelly fish. I guess that's the beauty of a western mountain boy marrying a beachy east coast girl--we get to share our childhood marvels with each other.

These were the most amazingly beautiful little snail clams thingies. We had a lot of fun watching them dig back into the sand after the waves washed away.

Oh, we ate and ate. Peter had his gynormous portion of crab legs and I had lots of bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with cream cheese and peppers. The night before we had delicious salmon and fresh gulf shrimp.

Joey enjoying the new pets we brought home and wearing his new shark tooth necklace.