Corpus Christi

As our first official vacation of the summer, we packed up the car and headed for Corpus Christi. We've been talking for years about driving down to see a Hooks game - the Corpus Christi Hooks are the AA affiliate of the Houston Astros. A couple of months ago we mentioned this in passing to a friend of Andrew's who also happens to be a big baseball fan - and it was decided that we would meet them down in Corpus to finally take in a game.

Of course, we couldn't be that close to the coast without spending some quality time on the beach! In fact, we just stopped at the hotel long enough to change into our suits before heading out to Padre Island on Friday evening.

And we headed back first thing Saturday morning as well! The water was beautiful although the sand does take some getting used to...
Leah found tons of tiny clams and got stung by a beached jellyfish, and Mom tried to feed her toe to a crab for breakfast, but it was great fun anyway!

Saturday afternoon, we made a quick stop at the Texas State Aquarium, something I only recommend if you have a reciprocal membership somewhere else that will get you a discounted admission. They do have some cool shows though, so be sure to check the schedule when you go.


Next up was an ice cream break, and then we headed out to Whataburger Field to see a little baseball!

The team wasn't playing so well, but these little ballparks are always a lot of fun - and since our friend was able to get us tickets through his Astros contacts, we ended up sitting right behind home plate with all the big league scouts.
What a great kickoff for summer 2011!