Boats, beach, and birds=FUN

Since Daddy had to work this past weekend, Nico and I headed down to visit Gigi, do some major shopping and hit the coast! Although it was a short 2 day visit, we had a great time, especially on Saturday when we headed to Galveston. It had been over a year since Nico had experienced the beach, so we took advantage of the cooler weather to let Nico have a truly fantastic day.

After a great lunch at Gaido's, both mine and Gigi's island favorite, we took a ferry ride over to Bolivar's Peninsula. Nico seemed to be in awe that he was not only on a boat, but on such a big boat! Too bad I couldn't get Nico to focus on one spot on the water, because every now and then the dolphins could be seen jumping around. He, however loved yelling "hi" and bye" to all the boats we passed!


For those of you who have never experienced Bolivar's Peninsula, it is basically an empty piece of land. There is a scattering of beach houses, all of which I am sure have been rebuilt since Ike because the entire peninsula was flattened. The beach here is very empty with just a few people here and there, but this is the best place to really relax and enjoy your surroundings. We found a nice quite spot, spread out our stuff and let Nico run wild!


Nico took to the sand and water with ease! I thought he would not want to go near the water, but boy, did this brave little boy prove me wrong! Nico loved getting in the water and playing. "Jumping the waves" was a game in which Gigi and I would count to three and swing Nico over the waves. This was apparently so much fun that when Gigi and I did not continue the game, Nico imitated counting to three and would hop over the waves all by himself!



The sand, although it stuck to every little crease and crack, was great fun for Nico. With bucket and shovel in hand, Nico scooped up wet sand, dry sand, water and whatever else he could find.




When we left Gaido's earlier that day, we had in hand extra bread and crackers. This was so we could feed the seagulls and add to our beach experience! Nico is intrigued by all animals, but birds were his first passion, so we knew this would be exciting for the little man. Overall, the seagulls seemed a little more scared of us than usual, but Nico still had the chance to see them up close and chase them to his little heart was content.


The day was one of the most fun days we have had lately, especially since the weather was so great! I am glad Nico had the chance to enjoy the beach before it got much later in the year. Next time we will just have to drag Daddy to get all sandy and dirty with us!