South Padre Island

Scott had a week off between academy and first day of work, so the first part of that week, we moved from NM to TX, and the second half of that week, we spent a few days on South Padre Island. Its about 1 1/2 hours drive from McAllen. They were very cold, windy days, but was still fun to explore and finally have some family time together!


View from our hotel room


We spent couple of hours in the hottub warming up from beach time, and all 4 of us got a very bad sunburn. Cloudy and cold, but still intense sun!


This is what one of the beaches looked like! No one was swimming here, but we watched the kiteboarders for a while.




We were wearing our sweatshirts to stay warm while taking a walk along the beach, but the kids still couldn't resist the waves :) Plus, had to catch the moment of them holding hands :) Those times are getting rarer, but glad the haven't grown out of it yet!!


A huge turtle! Went through a building where they help the turtles who are deformed or injured.


Went through a nature walk - watched 2 alligators for a while.




This was the entry to a souvinear store. The kids had a little fun pretending!


Devon at a restaurant we ate at