We have decided that it is way more fun to skip school and travel when it is quiet than during Spring Break and with a trip booked in April we thought it best we stay close to home this year. Fortunately, the Texas Gulf Coast is only 80 miles away and Ben is a sucker for vacations, so we booked three nights at the San Luis Resort on Galveston Island and made the quick drive down to the beach for some sun and fun.
The girls honestly don't have a lot of beach memories since we typically choose more fast pace city type trips, so they were excited to get in the sand and play. We lucked out with the weather being cool in the mornings and warm in the afternoons, which is a rare treat in the Loan Star State. We all had fun building sand castles, gathering shells, playing in the water and just enjoying being outside.
The highlight of our trip was our hotel, The San Luis Resort. There are few things kids love more than staying in a hotel and this place did not disappoint. Three-fourths of our time was spent in the resort pool. It was heated to a nice 89 degrees and had a fun water slide. Since it was Spring Break the resort was smart and had several kids activities every day. The girls went on a treasure hunt with a pirate, touched real dolphin bones and won dolphin necklaces, enjoyed s'mores when the sun went down poolside, ate lots and lots of popsicles that a giant monkey carried around and passed out, and so on. Isabelle met lots of friends at the pool and was in heaven being free to play and roam as she wished.
It was a super fun Spring Break week and we felt lucky to share so much free time together as a family. The girls were sad to leave the hotel and said that their favorite part was all four of us sleeping in one room together. Ben and I try to savor these moments because we know someday they may prefer to sleep in their own rooms. Hooray for family vacations!
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That looks like so much fun! We have stayed in that hotel in Galveston. Loved it! Great pool and fun slide for kids too!
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