Dave and I were trying to figure out the best way to spend the 4th for us – and HAD to take into consideration the heat. Last year we had a great time watching the Zilker Park Fireworks. (Highly recommended) It was hot, but doable… especially once the sun went down. I am a heat hater anyway, but then being pregnant on top of it makes it near impossible to spend the hours needed to enjoy the 4th outside. You know, where everyone spends the fourth. It would just be very, very, very bad to get overheated while pregnant. We finally decided to make a trip to the beach! That way if I got hot I could at least just get in the water to cool down.
We left at 6am and drove the 3 1/2 hours to Corpus Christi… and hung out at Mustang Beach:
It was fun, but when everyone says they’re not the same as California beachs, they aren’t kidding. Smaller beaches, not great accomodations (bathrooms, closed down, etc.), nothing around the beach at all…. The biggest difference is it was hot, hot, hot. We saw on weather.com that it would feel like 105 – and yep, it did! There was always a nice breeze, but without the super cooling chill of the CA beaches. (Coronado – I heart you.) The benefit though was that I actually loved the water because it was warm enough for me to get in the water! I’m sure if it were too cold, there’s no way Drew would have gone in either, but he loved it. Well, I should clarify that Drew had a love/hate relationship with the water.
He was in heaven until he fell and got some salt water in his mouth. THEN he was hesitant and wanted to be in, but then would run out… only to turn around to go back in… to run out.
Once he found our cooler he was all about opening and closing the lid. Then would cry when his fingers got caught, but then go right back to work on opening the lid once we got them out. And when he saw my water bottle he sat in my lap for a long time opening and closing the cap. I guess he’s practicing cause and effect right now. haha We got to the beach RIGHT at his naptime, so he struggled somewhat, but was a good little trooper. I guess he’s like Collin and really effected by sleep! We just had to go in the morning since it would be the coolest part of the day. He was VERY ready to leave when we finally packed everything up and fell asleep before we actually started driving to leave!
Collin had a blast. When we told him we were going to the beach he told me his stomach was jumping he was so excited! Then Dave woke him up in the morning (bright and early!) and said, “Collin…. we have to get ready to go to the beach….!” Collin replied, with eyes still closed. “LAGOON!” and then said, “I don’t know why I said that. I guess I was just trying to be funny.” And then jumped up to get dressed. LOL He’s such a goof. He played in the water a lot, but mostly he was into finding seashells and tiny clams things that would dig back into the sand once you put it back down. I was so glad he had fun! We wanted to do something where Collin could really enjoy the holiday and do something different than our every day stuff. So yay! I LOVE the pictures of him on the way home. He looks SO stinking adorable. When we were in the car ready to leave he started tearing up because he couldn’t get his seatbelt on… SO NOT like him. Poor little guy was so exhausted! After that got figured out, he said, “Here comes the big hunger burst!” LOL And he wasn’t kidding – he ate and ate and ate on the way home.
We were thinking we could fit in a trip to the Aquarium while we were there, but everyone was so wiped out we thought it’d probably be best to just get back home. (good thinking on our part.) We’ll have to ask around a little bit more and find out the best beach communities to visit in the future. Maybe next time we’ll check out Galveston. I’m sure we’ll let you know all about it.
Lucky you!
Hope you all had a great 4th of July!






























































