Friday we road a ferry in the morning (from one side of Galveston Bay to the other and then back)! We got to see porpoises (dolphin-like animals but with a rounder nose), pelicans and numerous sea vessels! It was a unique and very fun adventure.
We headed to the beach when we returned from the ferry ride! We had a pleasant suprise ~ Aunt Tamber, Bethany and Aunt Shandi and Colten came down from Houston to visit and play at the beach with us. We had a great time! I forgot how sticky salt water makes you and how sand gets EVERYWHERE!!!! We had a great time! Nathan was interested in the brown stuff he was sitting in and, as a normal child, put it in his mouth! It looked like he had a sand goatee! We even ventured out in to the water! If it weren’t for Tamber, we would have just stayed at the shore, sitting and splashing in the tide! Thanks, Tamber, for helping me be a little braver!
Yum, sand!
After the beach, we said good bye to Aunt Tamber, took a brief (very, very brief) nap and then headed to Kemah Boardwalk! I had never been there before and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. It was an amusement park/shopping/eating wonderland! We had a wonderful time despite the heat and humidity! There wasn’t much that we could ride since my sweet boy is just barely 2 feet long, but we had a blast! We rode the little train (I know I swore I hated trains, but it was the only ride that we could ride that was appropriate) that went around the entire boardwalk . . . it was so exciting that Nathan went to sleep!
Isn’t he precious? I am so in love!
After the train, sleeping Nathan and the rest of our group headed over to Landry’s to have the most incredible seafood! I had a platter with all kinds of (fried) seafood! I feasted on fried catfish, shrimp, oysters (tried one and decided that I didn’t care for them), crab stuffed fried shrimp, fried crab claws, and a fried stuffed crab! Oh my goodness! I LOVED it! Nathan ate saltine crackers and squash! 
After dinner, my friend and I tried to find some shops that were open and didn’t have much luck! I was really surprised that the stores closed as early as they did!
The Singles Minister was more than happy to watch Nathan while his wife and I acted like kids! We decided to ride the wooden roller coaster ~ not sure the name of it! It had been years since I had ridden a roller coaster and even longer since I had ridden a wooden roller coaster! I LOVED it! I have to admit that I am a little sore today, though!
To end the evening, we enjoyed the Friday night fireworks! I wasn’t quite sure how Nathan would react! He would either sleep through them, cry and be scared or enjoy them! He was captivated! He looked at them and listened as I oohed and ahhhed! He did not cry one time, even after the really loud booms! Disney World, here we come!
We had a FANTASTIC time in Galveston! We met so many wonderful people and also enjoyed each other’s company! Nathan has proven to be a wonderful and fun traveling companion! I look forward to many more adventures with my sweet blessing! He is soooo much fun!!! I found myself smiling constantly and laughing more than normal! Galveston might also be a yearly occurance ~ however, next year we might ask Uncle Steven, Aunt Tamber and family to come along!
