We had so much fun at the beach last weekend that we decided to go again! The second time around is much easier since we'd already found all of the beach toys and boogie boards and umbrellas.

It's usually about 10 degrees cooler in Galveston, so it's also a nice break from the heat, and boy have we been breaking records in the Brazos Valley. Last I heard we had broken 9 records in the last three weeks. No, we had SMASHED 9 records. We are having unseasonably HOT weather for June. Houston hit over 100F before July. Unheard of! Bryan/College Station has been in the upper 90's since the middle of May. Those of you that follow this blog know that in May I'm usually blogging about splash parks and walks along the river. This May it was just too hot. I'm usually talking about rubber boots and splashing through ankle deep downpours. This May it was too dry. They opened the splash parks and pools early this year because it was so hot. I'm not sure our trees will make it because the growing season never really got started. It went from fall to summer in the blink of an eye.

That should explain the beach. There is a huge difference between 85 and 95 degrees, and since I automatically wake up at 6:00am, it's not such a big jump to say, "hey, let's get in the car and go! We can be at the beach by 9:00am." So, we jump and go. Though this weekend I think we might settle for some blueberry picking. The beach is tempting, but blueberries...well, we use them. Alot. I think the blueberries will win this weekend, but next weekend...I hear the ocean calling.