Turtles and bats and fish, oh my!

Last night we went to see the bats flying out from the McNeil Bridge with Sunshine's cub scout pack. Luckily we had ice cream b/c when we left at nearly 9 p.m. it was still 97 degrees out.

The event seemed to fit w/ the end of our vacation to Galveston, which included fishing, seeing sea turtles and Superman getting stung by a jellyfish (yeah - OUCH! is right!). For those not familiar w/ Jellyfish stings, they hurt. Bad. But, a little vinegar takes the sting out and the kiddo is back in the ocean before you know it.

Every year on our trip to Galveston we make a visit to the NOAA Lab to visit the sea turtles. They have a very short tour that lasts about 30 min. but seems like 3 hours b/c it's so freaking hot. Yet, it's all worth it to get up-close views of the turtles.

Add to that a day of fishing, a day at Schlitterbahn andsome time at the beach and 5 days just wasn't enough! Galveston has been our annual vacation for about 3 years now and the list of "must dos" grows each year. We must stay at the "place with the bunk beds." We must visit the turtles, go fishing off the pier

and eat at the Rainforest Cafe. We also must spend at least one full day at the beach, swim in the hotel pool and eat at least 2 breakfasts at Waffle House. I think Schlitterbahn will be added for next year b/c fun was definitely had by all there. No pictures b/c we were having too much fun to take them!

Only 4 more weeks of summer and then I may be back to more regular blogging. This weekend we'll be doing a Habitat for Humanity build w/ our church and next weekend the kids are visiting the grandparents. Sigh. I really wish I had time to get bored in summer.