We just got back in town after soaking up some of the summer sun. Some of us (Kyla) had a little bit more sun than we needed, but the sunburns are healing nicely...hopefully they won't peel! The whole Morgenroth clan went to Port Aransas - I'm talking Granny, PopPop, Uncle Dustin, Aunt Lisa, cousin Taylor (5 months old), cousin Caitlin (almost 3 yrs), and the 5 of us. It was a WONDERFUL time...we just relaxed on the beach...visted with each other...watched the kids play, etc. I wish we had about 1 more day there -- however, with the sunburns we probably couldn't have stood it. One more awesome thing about being here -- we are only about 150 miles from the coast at Corpus Christi/Port Aransas. OK - so isn't the white sand beaches of Florida and Gulf Shores, AL...but it is the beach.
It was Luke's first trip to the ocean and I am thankful that he really loved it. The sand in Texas is very different from that in Florida. It seems wetter - it stays together easier - it makes great sandcastles - but mostly it is easier for a baby to walk on. Luke would walk back and forth between the canopies we had set up and the water - he probably walked a couple of miles! He also loved to watch the girls play in the sand. He studied the sand and loved to squish it between his fingers. I think he only had to "taste" it a few times before he stopped. Just remembering the sound of the grit in his teeth can still make my hair stand on end. I think that is something that every baby feels the need to try - one of my favorite pictures of Kyla when she is 1 year old, is her at the beach w/sand all around her mouth because she was tasting it. ha!
The only "adventure" that we had in the water was when Kyla and I were bit by some teeny tiny water somethings. We have no idea what they were...they looked transparent almost and were so small that you wouldn't notice them if they weren't biting you! We were out in the water...playing in the waves...when suddenly both of us started itching. It wasn't long before we were hurting and we took off back up to the beach. Once we were there, we had to pull the little buggers off of us...you couldn't even rinse them off. However, once they were off the "bites" quit hurting/itching and they didn't even leave a mark. No telling what they were -- but I didn't want to get too far off into the water after that.
We all look forward to traveling back to the coast next summer...especially cousin Caitlin who told everyone just how much she LOVED her new house...she was talking about the hotel room! ha!
Now that the vacation is over, we are beginning to think about school...I even bought a few school supplies yesterday. School doesn't start here until Aug. 27th...luckily we have a few more weeks to worry about it. Next week, Kyle is going to take off one day and we are going to the Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, TX (only about 15 miles away). It seems that the rain has stopped around here and temps have begun to climb....I thought we might have to pay for all of that mild weather and it turns out I was right. But, that also means we had sunny days at the beach and should have a sunny day at the water park. I can't complain about that!
Oh yeah - on the furniture front - they tried to redeliver the sofa for upstairs yesterday and guess what!?! It was broken! I would say, "I can't believe it!" However, with all of the experience we have had with the furniture...I CAN believe it. We will try one more time and then I don't know what we will do. Maybe just settle on another loveseat instead? Who knows! I'll be SURE to keep you updated because I know this is why you choose to read this blog. ha!
Take care everyone! More later.....
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