July 4 vacation in Galveston

We decided to vacation in Galveston for a few days since Hayden was out if school for the week. To make sure it felt like a vacation, we got a hotel room and packed up our bikes, bathing suits, even a surf board to really experience Galveston. It was a great family vacation visiting the beaches and Moody gardens with the aquarium and rain forest. For the evening... We rode our bikes along the sea wall and grabbed dinner.

We know that Galveston is only 30 miles from Houston and we could have easily driven home... But what's the fun in that.