Port A

We had a wonderful trip to Port A this weekend. We visited Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, La Bahia Mission, and the History and Science Museum of CC. We had to skip the free art museum and the discounted rates at the Aquarium due to multiple stomach bugs. However, we had a great time. The beaches are so beautiful there, and Rebecca caught a live sand dollar! Everyone squealed with delight. How nerdy us homeschoolers can be! Some of the dads caught live fish, and the kids made a sand tank to observe them. We captured a dead squid from a seagull, and someone was stung by a jellyfish. Another dad found a whole, live starfish on the beach. We had quite an exciting time seeing first hand all the things we have been studying. The weather was perfect. Not too hot, and not a bit chilly until the sun was completely gone. Even then it was not cold at all, just nice and perfect. The sand there is so dreamy.

Sunday, we drove around and showed the kids the Lichtenstein store and his great grandfather's house from 1909 or something. It was wonderfully fun or at least would have been if I hadn't felt sick.

Highlights:
At the Wildlife Refuge after walking 1-1/4 miles COVERED in mosquitoes...Blaine says, "I'm tired of being in grass!" We saw about 14 alligators jump into a marsh, a wild pig, havalenas (don't know how to spell), roseate spoonbills, and many other various sea birds that I couldn't begin to identify. I just enjoyed them this time, didn't try to identify them.