Pool and Resort

Here are some more pictures from the first "non-travel" day our fun family beach vacation.

Above: Michael and Jenny, aka Uncle and Aunt to Elijah, blessed us with so many hand me downs! It seems that with about 90% of the things that we have we find ourselves saying we got that from Michael and Jenny. :) This little pool float was one of them. Ethan worked hard on blowing up the "ticklish turtle" float for the pool. Here Papa and Eli pose for a pic with the ticklish turtle.


Above: Fun times with Papa getting ready for the trip to the pool.


Above: Unfortunatley, we discovered that pool floats do not make the best hand me downs. After years in storage and being transported up to Dallas and then down to SPI, the poor turtle did not hold up too well. Ethan's best efforts were "deflated" as we realized there must be a hole somewhere in the float. We did take it down to the pool and let Elijah get in it before he lost all air, but let's just say South Padre became the turtle's permanent home.

In this picture, you can see Elijah trying to assess the situation.


Above: Nana and Eli dressed and ready for the pool. Eli is wearing his beach hat from Michael and Jenny and little swimmers also from Michael and Jenny (see what I mean about all of our stuff being from them!). :)


Above: So precious!


Above: Mommy and Elijah in our pool cover-ups.


Above: Nana is off in the corner trying to make Elijah smile.


Above: Nana, Daddy, and Eli hanging out on the patio. This was one of our favorite places to be. We were on the 5th floor and had a huge wrap around porch. There was always a nice ocean breeze so it felt great to sit outside all day long (unlike in SA or Dallas at this time of year).


Above: Daddy and Eli relaxing on the porch. Eli is sporting his "beach bums" outfit, quite appropriate.


Above: Our view from the balcony.


Above: Our view of the pool from the balcony


Above: More resort pics. Here you can see the pool and beach. There was a board walk that went over the sand dunes.


Above: Love this patio! It made it so nice that if we stuck around the room while Elijah was napping, you didn't feel like you were missing out on the beach and cramped up in some hotel room. As Ethan put it, you feel like you are at the beach because you hear the surf, feel the breeze, but have water, a bathroom, and snacks 10 feet from where you're sitting.