September 27, 2007

I neglected to post a photo ON Samantha's half-birthday.  The day itself was pretty uneventful and Sam and I were forced to do a "self portrait" to commemorate the day.

 

The real celebration started Friday, when we drove down to Galveston.  We arrived in the early afternoon, and Samantha saw the ocean for the first time from our hotel balcony.

 

As you can see, it gave her a lot to think about.

 

After we checked in and gave our little shark a snack, we went to the Moody Gardens Aquarium.  In general, Samantha was disinterested, although a few things got her actively upset.

 

Really, who can blame her?  Check out the perpetrators.  They were huge!

 

The beach is so much more fun with a baby!  It's amazing to explore everything with her for the first time.  She was so excited, and a little nervous, when the little waves edged up close to her.  She absolutely wore herself out. She fell asleep before I made it to the sidewalk, and by the time I reached the hotel room she was so limp that I started to suspect she'd somehow inhaled seawater and drowned without my noticing.  Turns out, she was just really, really, really tired.

 

The second day we had the presence of mind to take pictures AT the beach.  What a cutie!

Crashed again...

Unfortunately, once the excitement/exhaustion cycle broke when we got home, her sleep schedule was completely wrecked.  She finally slept through the night again on Wednesday night.  It was worth it!