Souvenier shopping fun

I don't think I know how to spell souvenier, but oh well. I mentioned earlier that after we went to the beach in Galveston we stopped at a great store on the beach for souveniers. These pictures were taken there. Its called Murdoch's and its built on stilts/piers out over the beach/water. At both entrances there are huge displays of shells with giant clams on top. Each clam has a light in it so I imagine at night its quite a sight as well. We took lots of photos next to those clams as u will see below. The store consisted of two building connected by a breezeway that was open to the wind and ocean. It was serene and divine. I loved being on the breezeway (as u can see in the picture below). There were adironack chairs that we took advantage of as we relaxed and watched the waves and felt the ocean breeze blowing through our hair. It was lovely. You'll notice my new hat that I picked up in a shop down here as well. Its really fun because the brim is flexible so u can wear it like a cowboy hat or make it floppy like a beach hat. I love it.

W on the breezeway with the waves behind her.

One of four giant clams shells at the entrance to the shop.

Me and my new hat ;)

In this picture you can see how the building is built upon stilts over the water. Pretty neat. Made for an awesome view from the breezeway too.

The store also sold (although we haven't bought any yet) hermit crabs and kits to take care of them. The girls had a ball playing with them. We flew on this trip so I didn't think we could bring them home, but in 2 weeks we'll be back when we are on our San Antonio trip and since we'll be driving that time I told the girls we may get some then. (If they behave). They were certainly cute, as u probably know hermit crabs live in abandoned shells. So most of these crabs were in shells that someone had handpainted. They were adorable. Some were spotted, or a ladybug, or a flower, or all sorts of things and I can't even list them all. They certainly were cute though. We had a ball at this store and all that it had to offer. Definately recommend stopping here if you are ever driving up the coastline on Galveston :)