On our first day, Robert, Gabe, Erica, Grandpa and I we on a big shopping trip to HEB to get food to make for the week. It was an adventure let me tell you, but it got done and it was fun. We all took turns making dinner every night and the first night Grandpa made his awesome Shrimp Soup, and Aunt Sylvia made tacos. While we were shopping Patty stayed home with the kids, and took them to the beach then swimming in the pool at the house. Patty said when Aubrynn saw the beach the first thing she wanted to do was lay in the water, so she let her.
On Saturday, we all went to the beach in the morning, then came home and continued to swim in the pool for a bit while Brandon smoked a Brisket for the Texas football game. I took Truth and Brycen to go buy some fishing poles so they could go fishing and they did that for a while. I don't think they caught any fish that day, but they sure did have fun trying.
On Sunday, we woke up and had breakfast and headed out to Schlitterbahn for a day of fun. About half way thru the day I ran back to the house and started my sauce for the spaghetti I was making that night, then ran back to the water park to enjoy the rest of the day. The kids really liked slides and the big sand castle they had there. Robert got beat up a little going over sideways on the waterfall chute, but other than that everyone had a great time. After the water park we went home, ate dinner and watched some NFL football. All in all it was a pretty fun day.
Early Monday morning, Uncle Jerry, Jasmine, Gabe, Truth, Brandon, Brycen and I all went bay fishing. I really thought I was going to get sea sick from the boat but I didn't which was great. Gabe caught the first fish, Brycen caught a bunch of fish including a sting ray, I caught the most fish including and eel, and though it was super nasty baiting the hook, it was a lot of fun. After fishing most of us took naps, and then helped Aunt Sylvia make her grape leaves for dinner. After dinner some of us went to the movies around the corner and watched Planet of the Apes.
On Tuesday we had a relaxing day at the beach and Gabe made the most awesome ribs I ever had. The entire week I was sick, so I wasn't feeling to good this day and stayed in bed for a good portion of the day. Brycen and Truth went fishing and caught some fish this time, and later after dinner Gabe, Erica, Brandon, Jasmine, Brycen, Truth and I went to the beach to hang out for a while. It was a full moon and the water looked so pretty. The guys played Frisbee with a light up frisbee which was cool to see, Gabe and Erica got in the water, while the rest of us listened to music on the beach. After we got back everyone went to bed, and I told Brycen to go dust off the sand off his neck on the patio, then turned off the lights, and went to bed. In the morning I woke up about 7:20 and walked out to use the restroom, and Uncle Jerry told me that Brycen was locked out on the patio all night... I felt so bad...
On Wednesday after breakfast we all went to ride ATV's. It was pretty fun, the kids rode with Brandon and I but got pretty banged up so decided to get off. Brycen had an ATV that was smaller than mine so I traded him, and man it was so much fun. Though the one I had originally was much more powerful and faster, the little one was so bouncy and a ton of fun. After we went back to the house and swam for a bit, and for dinner Patty bbq some chicken for us, and Robert made some awesome fried fish. After dinner we all started packing to head home the next morning.
We had a great time on vacation, it was fun, and relaxing at the same time. We all got tons of sun so came back home all nice a tan. Here are some pictures of our adventures down in South Padre Island.
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