Quick Trip to Galveston

We decided we needed to take a last minute summer break and headed to Galveston. We spent the first day at Schlitterbaun and had a blast! We loved it there! My favorite part of the entire park was the lazy river which isn't all a lazy river! It has rapids and waves and is quite enjoyable! Right after we got there Eyn and Trent disappeared and we only saw them a few times throughout the day. Darin was stuck with all the girls, but I think he enjoyed it! Towards the end of the day Amberly took off with the boys and had a great time! We discovered that she is our fearless child. She would go down the tallest, steepest rides and get off and want to do it again! I had a few mishaps and luckily they had great lifeguards that saved me! Not fun. (My inner tube flipped going down one of the falls and I was being swept away and couldn't

get my footing.)

Yes, Amberly got sunburned, but mostly just her nose and cheeks. She always gets burned there! We put sunscreen on all day, but she is always wiping her eyes. Darin was burnt badly. He probably put more sunscreen on than anyone and was burnt the worst. He could hardly move that night and the next day without being in pain.

Eyn hiding his face as usual!

Group picture taken by one of my favorite lifeguards right before we left.

The next day was spent going on the ferry ride and driving around and then at the beach for a few hours. (waterproof camera needs to get developed for some fun pictures!)
This is one of the ferries used to go from Galveston to Bolivers Penisula. It was hot and windy but enjoyable. We were able to see Dolphins and lots of beautiful birds.

Elizabeth on the Ferry

Darin and Tricia (it was just a little windy!)Trent enjoying the view

Amberly

We went to the beach for a few hours that afternoon. Darin stayed in the van in the shade considering he was so burnt. The rest of us were able to enjoy the waves and the sand for a while, until Eyn got attacked by a group of jelly fish. He said he saw at least 5 around him. He started yelling and came running to me. I didn't know what was going on! He was in so much pain! He ran to the van to get help and they came back to me. A lifeguard came over and confirmed that it was a jelly fish and that he had never seen it as bad is it was on Eyn. He had a mixture of vinegar and meat tenderizer that he applied to the bites all over Eyn's neck, chest and back. We then had some Motrin that he took. It seemed to help. Trent was also stung a little bit but was far enough away that he didn't get it bad like Eyn.

So, we had a great quick trip to Galveston and were exhausted when we got home. We had a great summer, probably didn't do too much, but it was a nice break from the busyness of school.