Fun in the Sun and Sand

Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island
This was Connor and Cate's first time at the beach and Caleb's first time that he will/does remember. They loved it! Boogie boarding on the waves and playing in the sand didn't get old even after 5 hours!

Rainforest Pyramid at Moody Gardens
This is a huge rainforest habitat contained in a glass pyramid. There were several animals and fish living here. The butterfly section was really cool. They had 3 white-faced-something monkeys that are all brothers and liked to wrestle. There were some other smaller really scary looking monkeys. None of these were confined in any way. It was pretty cool to see them roaming around but the scary ones totally looked like they might jump on us at any second. They didn't :)

The Strand District. La King's Confectionery.
Galveston has a historic section with tons of shops and cool old buildings. La King's is an eclectic sweet shop that features ice cream, candy, and soda fountain goodies. We just had the ice cream and it was pretty good.

The Aquarium Pyramid at Moody Gardens
Favorites were the sharks, seals, penguins, and seahorses.

We stayed at the hotel at Moody Gardens which is somewhat of a resort I suppose. They also had a third pyramid dedicated to a Discovery museum and IMAX ride-film. There was also a large old timey paddle river boat that took you out for a short ride, Dinos Alive exhibit, and a small water park.