Kemah

There's a little town on the way between Houston and Galveston called Kemah. While it was struck hard by Ike last fall (as was this whole area), you couldn't tell one bit if you visited "The Kemah Boardwalk." It's truly a Boardwalk along the bay (of Galveston), with restaurants, shopping, and a permanent carnival, complete with rides, funnel cakes, cotton candy, and a roller coaster!

One night Granny took the boys (God bless her!!), and we had a date at Kemah.

We enjoyed a sunset view as we consumed an excellent seafood dinner.


Then we rode "The Century Wheel" which gave us a great view of the whole place.


{Is it bad to add that we spent most of our time geeking out over our G1 phones that we bought at the beginning of the date? We finally stepped into this decade with a phone that does more than call people!!}

We had so much fun, so a few days later we went back with the kids, and my brother, Bubba, who I'd like to still consider a kid although he keeps acting all sixteen. What's up with that?!!

Moving on.

So here's the Century Wheel in daylight. Bright, Hot, 100 degree and 100% humid daylight.


Here are the boys enjoying the bright, hot, 100 degree Century Wheel.


One way to keep cool was the ride "The Aviator" which was a bunch of swings that went very high in the air. Charlie was a champ, didn't get scared at all!


There were lots of rides for the little ones, including a smaller Century Wheel.


The big boys on said ride:


Although it wasn't called "The Aviator," the boys also got to fly planes:


Riding the 2 story Carousel:


I have to tell this story...My brother was escorting Chance on this ride, when Chance told him "No, Bubba, you ride a horse too!" So there you have it, my "not a kid anymore" brother riding the carousel and being such a great sport about it!


Charlie preferred the dragon horse:


We also rode a train that was very similar to the one at the San Antonio zoo. Highly recommend that it. Here's my brother acting all sixteen...Chuck busted him texting on the train ride, ha!


After the train, we had dessert at the Aquarium restaurant. That was so fun for the boys. There was a LARGE tank with 3 sharks, 2 stingrays, an eel, an alligator gar, etc in the dining area. Another one I'd highly recommend. (Sorry no pics, I was chasing Chandler while he watched the tank the whole time.)

Then we let the boys cool down in the water feature:




And we ended our visit with a family photo shoot, thanks to that lovely sixteen year old we brought with us. Well done, Bubba! ;)