Spring Break in SOUTH Texas

Spring Break road trip to south-south-south-south Texas.

We drove sixteen (16) hours one-way to visit my parents who winter in Alamo, Texas (Winter Texans). The road trip was easier than we anticipated with three kids. However, Keylee did ask when we started off on our trip if we were there yet when we were only in Junction City.

My parents had several days of activities planned which included everything from golf, swimming, dining at great restaurants, traveling to the Mexico/US border, kids driving golf carts, shopping at a great outlet mall, spending time at the beach to just relaxing with my Mom and Dad.

Grandma, Kira and Keylee

Umpa and Keenan

We were able walk through the Stations of the Cross at the beautiful Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine. My parents' home is about one hour from South Padre. We traveled to South Padre for one day and we were able to go to the beach and take a boat ride for look for dolphins.

Keylee working on a sand castle

While looking for dolphins the boat pulled a net and when the net was pulled in the crew on the boat would show the fish and tell facts about the fish. We were on the water on a rather windy day with some high waves and I will just say the boat ride back in was a lot better than the boat ride out. Kira is standing at the back of the boat with the Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge in the background (longest bridge in Texas)

Keenan holding a starfish that was pulled up in the net

one of the many dolphins we were able to see