Family Vacation 2009 ~ Destination…

Galveston

31 – The day in May that Tony and I decided we needed a Vacation

5 – The seconds that it took us to come to the conclusion --- so did the rest of the family

10 – The number of sites I visited before we found the “PERFECT” place {www.castawaygroups.com} They were A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!!!

 

7 – How many days we would be staying in the beach house

15-21 – The days in June we would be staying

1 – How many cars were SO loaded down that we actually contemplated getting a car topper {couldn’t do it…I’m already driving a minivan…seriously} + the amount of times you get to see the look on your child’s face the FIRST time they see the ocean!

18 – The number of loved ones that came to play {at some point}

   

  

6 – The amount of hours it took to get there {both boys were WONDERFUL!!!!}

84 – The number of questions we were asked by a small voice coming from the back seat

25 – How many times that same voice asked  ~ Are we THERE yet? {yes I tallied & NO the above number DOES NOT count the “Are we there yet’s”}

2 – How many weeks it took to shop and pack for the trip 

2 - How many hours it took to unload it all into the beach house

14 – How many times we had to play frogger cross the street to go to the store

20+ – The number of times we said “I am SOOOO glad we rented the golf cart!”

       

2 – The number of canopies that we bought with us that were a pile of $@!*& didn’t work

100 – The amount that was paid to rent the canopy we “almost” got

                 

                 

8 – The number of hours spent ON the beach each day

            

                                 

           

4 – The bowls of Red Rooster we went through {Thanks Jill}

{If you would like this one blown up please email me:)}

1254 – The number of pictures that were taken

            

                                             

                                                              

                 

           

1 – Awesome meal Tim & Christie cooked up for us!!!

             

3- Number of kiddos that went to the Aquarium with Aunt Dawn and Uncle Lance {will insert pics soon}

162 – The number of steps it took to get to the beach

    

2 – The number of jellyfish stings {Sorry Timbo ~ is someone cooking or is that you}

4 – The number of kiddos that ended up buried in the sand

                                                             

                               

10+- The number of hours it took to build this~

              

13 – The number of people who worked on it

  

The reason we went…and the reason we’ll do it all again soon~

      

           

              

            

      

                   

The SMILES!!!