Madison goes to Galveston

This past weekend, Dylan, Madison and I took a break from the housework and headed to Galveston for some R&R and family time. We were up at 5:45 a.m. Saturday morning (because that is just what people do, right?) so instead of going back to sleep, we got packed and headed out so that we could enjoy the whole day in Galveston. I must go back and mention that this would not have been possible if it wasn't for our momma's (Mona and Sherry). The two crazy ladies broke into our house and cleaned from top to bottom and even did our laundry so that we would not have all of that to do before leaving for the weekend (or come back to a mess on Sunday!). It was such a pleasant surprise to come home Friday afternoon to a clean, fresh smelling house, go to bed early and get up early and head out for our weekend in Galveston. We can't thank you two enough! You are welcome anytime. ;o)

The weather was absolutely gorgeous on Saturday!! We couldn't have asked for a better day. It was warm (we were almost hot!) and sunny with the clearest blue sky. It was the last weekend of Mardi Gras in Galveston so we went down to the Strand after having lunch at Tortuga's mexican restaurant (fried ice cream - YUM!) and caught a short parade. I had never been to Mardi Gras anywhere and know that things can get wild at night, but there were so many families with babies and small children down there that afternoon. There were clowns making balloon thingys for kids and lots of bead throwing, as you can imagine. Of course, we still got to see some of the interesting (and maybe not so tasteful) costumes that some of the avid Mardi Gras-ers had on, but hey, that just adds a whole new dimension to "people watching", which I love to do anyway! :o)

We left the strand late afternoon, bought a couple of movies and headed to the condo. I think we went to bed around 8 p.m.! ...well, not for long though, Madison had a rough night - probably her teeth again.

Anyway, we took our time getting up and ready Sunday, had a nice lunch and decided to get back home. Madison and I took a 2 hour nap Sunday afternoon and were up again and out the door for a Super Bowl party at a friend's house.

We really had a great weekend. Here are a few pics of Madison before we left the house Saturday and a few from Mardi Gras.