Dinner at Johnson Beach

We've decided that Johnson Beach is our favorite place to have dinner, so most nights we pack up our dinner and eat at the pavillion.
You can sort of see an ATV in the background in this picture. We have seen this ATV several nights in a row at the same time each night. We finally stopped to ask the couple what they were doing there. They said they volunteer at Johnson Beach to keep it cleaned up and to enforce rules, so, they get to stay in their RV free at the beach. They stop at this spot checking on baby Sea Turtle eggs. They had about 70 hatch earlier and they were all over the beach. They rescued them and placed them in the water and now have a screen over the remaining eggs to prevent the same occurence.

~Brooke

Back at the Beach

It has cooled off to the perfect beach-going temperature. We spent most of last weekend at the beach building and playing.
Dale is teaching Nolan how to create a tunnel, and Amelia is waiting for it to come through on the other side.

Juicy, Sweet and Sticky Nectarine

Nick couldn't resist this nectarine on our counter.
I usually slice it for him, but he beat me to it.
Must have tasted a tart bite!

~Brooke

Full Moon

Bedtime Story

Every night Dale reads to the kids before bed. Every night Nick crawls on to Dale's head and sits on his face for a front row seat!

Stinks for Texas......

But for us, lots of fun in the water. Normally the Bay in front of our house is REALLY shallow. You can walk for about a quarter mile before the water hits your waist. Today though, it's been pounding against the sea wall and it's gotten a bunch of people out there jumping in and splashing around. Riding the waves up against the sea wall in the kayak has been the biggest draw today, but I just had to try a little sailing :)

Ike Tops Gustav

Ike is passing by and is giving us lots of extra water. Surprisingly we are getting a stronger surf with Ike than Gustav even though Ike is further away from us than Gustav was.

It is fun watching the waves slam into the seawall. It has been entertaining us for the day.
Dale had a hard time trying to decide whether to sail or kayak. He is the only one brave (and strong) enough to go out in the water.
Now he just needs to find a way out himself...with out getting slammed into the wall by those strong waves.