One last Summer Vacation!

Hi and thanks again for taking the time to view the Pavel Studio's Blog! Last week it was off to Galveston for one last summer vacation before school season starts again. My dad Ron and step-mom Nellie came down from Arkansas and we all had a wonderful time.

Ella has been so great taking trips in the car. She now enjoys little dangly things and loves to watch them hanging from her car seat.


Our first catch of the day! We chased this little guy around for a while and finally persuaded him into the bucket.


This photo was taken 4 years ago. It is amazing how time flies.


Several hours later and after letting the previous crab go, we decided to build a sandcastle. We are not sure if it was a different crab or the same one but this little guy had an affection for my shorts. I kept moving away from him as I wasn’t clear of his intentions but after a while he seemed friendly enough!




So we decided to make him the official king crab of the castle!


The next day we went down to the seawall for a stroll... Boy was it HOT!




Ron and Nellie bought little Ella a cute Galveston Island hat,


and a kite for Austin.


On the last day we went to Moody Gardens. First up was the Colonel Paddlewheel boat that took us for a ride around the bay.




Then we learned about archeology in an Imax 3D movie about dinosaurs.


The rainforest was a lot of fun. We saw alligators, eels, bats, monkeys, and a two-toed sloth.




Of course being a kid, all you must be able to think about is swimming! So we took Austin out to the pool for a dip.


And then back into the air conditioning and off to the aquarium for our last stop.


There we saw a ton of great things including seals, penguins, sharks, and more.




The day was at an end and we still hadn’t seen it all, just the more reason to come back again. What a great vacation.

Have an awesome week!

Matt