Busted Lip and Beach

A few weeks ago, our little fam ventured down to Corpus to visit Ryan's brother, Cody and his wife Gretchen. Sadly, this was our first time to go visit them since they moved there!! We were really looking forward to the trip. We broke up the drive on the way down by stopping in Kerrville to eat some fabulous Mamacitas and visit Ryan's family. Pierson did not sleep much on the drive despite our best efforts. Funny how that happens :) Dinner was slightly chaotic trying to keep our sleepy baby happy and the night ended with Pierson's first busted lip!

You can't really see it well in the pic, but she was playing on the fountain in Mamacitas and with me seriously standing right next to her, she slips and bam! Bloody lip! Of course, I thought she had knocked all her teeth out and we were heading to the ER. Who knew this child would bring out a "freak out" side to me I never knew I had. Thankfully, it was just a busted lip and she was fine as soon as we got home. She got tons of love from her Lita and Pop and then we headed on our way the next morning.

We had such a great time in Corpus! Aunt Gretchen took us to the aquarium there. It was a great experience for Pierson! I don't think she completely understood just how neat it was, but it was entertainment for sure.

Walking down to see the dolphins!

There was a dolphin observation room that I thought was so neat! Pierson called the dolphins "puppys" and thought the stairs in the room were a little bit more interesting.

She did think some of the "fishys" were pretty cool

Amazing turtles!

After nap that day, we headed to the beach! This was Pierson's very first experience with the beach so we were a little nervous about how she might react, but she absolutely LOVED it!

Uncle Cody and Aunt Gretchen burying her feet in the sand!

Chillin by the beach

Ryan and Cody photo op :)

Pierson loved sitting in her float and riding on the waves!

Pierson talkin it up

Daddy's little beach bum

Rinsing off all the sand. Look at that white booty!!

The trip truly went by too fast. We had such a great time visiting them. We always have a blast anytime Ryan and Cody get together! The trip home was brutal to say the least. Again, Pierson did not want to sleep very much and she is not ok with just sitting peacefully and enjoying the drive. After multiple stops and delays, we finally made it home. We really wish we didn't live so far away!