First Beach Day of 2015

Rylee has been begging to go to the beach for the last two weeks, so we finally made it over to Galveston for the afternoon on Saturday. And when I say afternoon, I mean our crazy family left Houston at 3:30pm! We only had a couple hours on the beach, but it was perfect!

She wanted to sit on her chair for the longest time! Then she finally
gathered the courage to walk around on the sand.

Throwing sand, a favorite toddler past time.

Ryan and I are really small children and spend the majority
of our beach time playing in the sand.

Eating strawberries.

Cheese! Apparently my baby bump only is showing when I stand up.
I'm going to need a maternity swimsuit for the summer!

Strawberries and the beach, two of this kid's favorite things.

My sand creation...not sure what it is!

Rylee finally warmed up to the idea of getting into the water. And then there was no stopping her!

Chasing seagulls was fun for her!

Most likely yelling "I running! Ocean!"

I think this wave was a little larger than she anticipated, so she
hightailed it and ran away!

Love.

We were so proud of her that she finally started to play in the water!

We grilled hot dogs, collected shells, and attempted to fly Rylee's kite. The sun finally set and fell behind the condos, and it got cold fast. All of a sudden Rylee was covered in goosebumps and was running out of the water yelling "Mommy! I freezing!"  We packed up the car and headed to Rita's for some italian ice! 

Rita's is Ryan's favorite, and the closest one is in Galveston.

We ended up leaving Galveston at about 8:30. Little chick fell asleep in the car, but we were all wiped by the time we made it home. A good start to the 2015 beach season!