Our little family was able to take a mini family vacation this past week. We decided to go to Galveston Island, Texas which is located about 5 hours southeast of DFW.
Here is a pic of the outside of the condo we were able to rent:
(These windows and balconies looked out onto the ocean, it was right across the street!)
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| On the way to Galveston we made a stop in Houston at Niko Niko's that was featured on "Diners, Drive-Inns and Dives." They serve wonderful greek food, greek food reminds DJ of his mission so he was in heaven at Niko Niko's! |
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The first day on the island we went to the Moody Garden's Aquarium. The kids LOVED it! I could not believe SJ's excitement as he ran from tank to tank.
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| We've taken him to Zoos before and he didn't show much interest, but at the aquarium he was beyond interested and ran around shrieking with excitement. |
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| After the Aquarium, we went out to lunch at the Fisherman's Wharf that was situated right on the gulf. The seafood there was to die for! DJ said it was the best oysters on the half-shell he's had. |
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| Last we hit up Stewart Beach: |
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The second day we took a ferry out to San Bolivar Peninsula and spent time on our own little private beach:
As you can see we were able to park super close to the ocean, like I said "private beach!" It was awesome. Notice the blue beach house, all the houses were built like that on this peninsula.
On our ferry ride home the kids had fallen asleep and DJ and I decided to get out of our car to truly experience the ferry. Soon after we got out of the car I told DJ I had to wake up May to experience it with us. (FYI our car was parked right behind us in these pics, we weren't abandoning our children in our smoldering car) :)
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| After our trip to San Bolivar we ate at a Salsa's Mexican Restaurant: |
We also were able to do some swimming at the pool at our condo and also hit up some really neat antique stores while were trying to fill some time during the days. We found some great antique and souvenir items there that will help us remember our memories and good time at Galveston Island!