The Undiscovered Country

Whoa!

When we first arrived in Port Aransas, Texas, my brother-in-law, Steve's cheap GPS took us around in circles and we ended up on the beach instead of in the hotel parking lot.

No matter. It was an excellent opportunity to see how Thomas would react to seeing the ocean for the first time.

I said, "Look out the window, Tom."

He looked at ocean and grinned huge.

But when I opened the door so he could see better, his eyes dang near bulged out of his head and he said, "Whoa!"

His favorite part was feeding the seagulls. Every time he threw one, and they dived after the morsel, he would squeal much like they did. He also loved to chase them. The weather wasn't warm enough to swim in it, but the second day there, it was warm enough to splash up to our ankles. He enjoyed playing in the sand and throwing it at the tiny waves.

You can see a few pictures of Tom playing in the ocean starting with this one:

http://picasaweb.google.com/amarq013/ThomasPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCLDP6Pvr8c_Hhw...