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This post was written on February 14th.

We had some really good weather today, so we took the kids back to the beach for some “swading” (Jessica’s term for half-swimming, half-wading). The forecast was good for the next several days so we decided that instead of heading into Louisiana, we’d go a little further south along the gulf coast. We drove to Port Lavaca (is that Spanish for “the cow”?), and found a decent campground on the beach that is actually pretty cheap too. We will probably be here for 3 nights. We’re planning to stay around here one day for more beach fun (and laundry) and a trip up to San Antonio to see the Alamo before we head out again. I’m not sure yet if we will venture further south (Padre Island) or head back east at that point. I think the mood is improving for us all, and maybe we are finally getting into stride with the fact that this is our home and our lifestyle now, rather than still being in “vacation mode”.