Trip Recap: South Padre Island

I found this cute little condo on Airbnb and it was perfect. It had three bedrooms and three full bathrooms, which is great for our large family. It also had a large open layout with a balcony overlooking the beach and water. I would for sure stay here again.

This was the first dinner we ate once we got into town and checked into our condo. Honestly, I was quite underwhelmed. The place had amazing reviews but it seemed that everything was fried and tasted slightly freezer burned. It was fine though, we were all starving after driving 8 hours and pretty much anything would have tasted good at that point.

We loved this place! It was a cute little coffeehouse that also served breakfast and had some great food. Aubrey had the most delicious French toast and I had a Mexican style benedict. Plus coffee, always coffee.

Stefan found this place and they had all you can eat stone crab. It’s funny, when we go on vacation he always picks the places where we can get all the seafood. Haha, product of growing up in Florida? Anyway, the food here was great and we all – even the kiddos – ate our weight in stone crab.

Midway through the week and this place was right down the street from our condo. It was surprisingly busy for a Wednesday morning and we ended up waiting a few minutes to get a table. Once we did sit down, the food was fantastic. I got another Mexican style omelet while the kiddos got chicken and waffles, French toast, and pancakes – per usual.

Another cute little spot right on the beach to get a little dinner. We were exhausted from spending the whole day the pool and beach that we just found something quick and easy. We were able to get a seat on the outside patio and it was beautiful to watch the waves on the beach while eating.

This might’ve been the best breakfast we had the whole time we were there. It was, again, surprisingly busy for a Thursday morning, but we got a table without too long of a wait. I decided to get a fancy coffee this time, and kids all got cute specialty drinks too. The food was great and we would for sure come back here again if we ever make it back into town.

Last night dinner and why not hit up one of the only breweries on the island? They had some good brews and we ordered pizzas for dinner. It had started raining so we just sat and enjoyed a few beers before heading back to the room to pack for the drive to San Antonio in the morning.

Like I said previously, all we really had planned for this trip was just to spend the days on the beach and in the pool. Some days it was a little too windy to go to the beach and we spent the time at the pool instead. Alivia absolutely loved the beach and building sand castles and Aubrey loved learning to swim in the pool.

This ended up being the prefect vacation with the kiddos to hopefully start getting back out again.