Galveston 2012

We started a tradition the summer after Jake was born of rotating summer family vacation with both sides of our families.  2012 was Lawson family vacation and we headed to Galveston for some Texas beach fun!  I think we all had a blast and it was great to all be together; something that doesn't happen very often.  Here's part of the crew working on a castle village...

 And here's Kevin with the completed village.  There was one castle representing each member of the family, and Kevin was the most dedicated castle builder...

We enjoyed a good mix of beach and pool time.  Here are the boys having fun with noodles...

We also headed to the aquarium one day.  Here's an amazingly good shot while we're waiting for the aquarium to open...

Me and the boys at the aquarium...

Big T and Nana with all the grandkids...

Two girls on the beach...

We got the 3 older kids paddleboards for the trip.  Channing loved to carry hers and use hers in the sand, but not so much in the water.  The boys, on the other hand, had a blast catching waves...

More sand time...

It's always fun to cover Big T with sand (although it looks like mud).  Gotta love the Texas coast!

We tried to capture some nice group pics one night at dinner at Fisherman's Wharf.  Here's Nana and the crew...

and then Big T joined in too...

Lastly, the two boys with the Spiderman boards....

All in all, a great family vacation!