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We had a wonderful time! Thanks for Mark, who helped us with important details! We were most comfortable and felt very much at home in your house by the sea. God bless you for all the obvious thoughtfulness! We enjoyed the grounds also: volleyball, horseshoes... the works! Thank you. The Cunningham Family 6/2007; Bobby, Bryce, Christi, Kendall, Lexi, Ty and Cade (Lake Park, KY); Michael, Joanna, Savannah, Ashlynn, Blake and Reese (Shallowater, TX); Deborah, Eryn and Bryan Box - Iraqi Freedom Veteran! (Lubbock, TX)

We really enjoyed our stay. It was so much fun to relax with our family. The floor plan is great and suited our family fine. 3 Grandparents, Mom, Dad, Son, Daughter, Cousin and Aunt. Thanks! Grandpa and Grandma VanderWilt - (Hospers, Iowa)

Ed VanderWilt's Mother-in-Law, Lois. A great vacation - lovely, restful colors to come and relax. The mosquitoes are vicious and mean! The good time outweighed the mosquitoes. A vacation I'll never forget. Lois (Orange City, Iowa)

VanderWilt family from Iowa (way up North!) - Thanks for a lovely home that was able to accommodate the 9 of us so comfortably. Lots of card games late at night and early morning coffee on the deck. Joey had a blast swimming and flying kites on the beach. Thank you for opening your lovely home to us. It will be a vacation we'll remember always. Ed and Becky VanderWilt (Sheldon, Iowa) 8/2006

Truly enjoyed our week away from our hectic life at home. Thanks. The Smiths (Portales, NM) 7/2006

A beautiful home to be proud of - Lyndal Coats - 7/2006

The facilities were great. Great sunrises. Kasch Family - 7/2006

As difficult as it may be to find a holiday spot that is able to bring joy to multiple generations (our gap: 2 years old to 64), we've found one here! Hope to come again soon. The Young Family - 6/2006

Thank you for letting us stay at your beach house. I had lots of fun playing Xbox and going to Schlitterbahn. The Roopchands - 5/2006

From Belgium to Houston and from Houston to Galveston, we enjoyed the trip and the family atmosphere of this house. Great, sunny week for everyone. Thanks. We saw one dolphin, great!! Oui, c etait super!!! Merci. Lekev and Jacobs Families - 4/2006

Thanks for a great vacation! We've had so much fun here! So long (until next time) - The Meyers (Houston, TX) 3/2006

Had a great time, as always. Thanks again. David Phillips 10/16/2005

We had an unbelievable amount of fun this week! (Danielle) got to bring my best friend, Amanda, and we had a blast! We both have tons of shells and even more fun memories. We loved walking the beach and the house is amazing!! I love it even more this time than the last time! I cooked every night and it was wonderful! Thank you all so much for letting us stay here this week! I'm so sad to be leaving, but I really miss my puppies, Snowball and Blizzard, and my hamster, Rascal! The sunrise, the sunset, the breeze, the fireworks over the water... I can't think of a single thing that wasn't perfect!! Thanks again - Love always, Danielle Smith - The Smith and Rasco Families, and Amanda Gillihan 8/6/2005

Had a great time! Thanks for sharing your beach house! The Foster and Freeman Families 7/22/2005

Really enjoyed it! Pat and Shirley Cobb (Statesboro, GA) 6/27/2005

Had a great time. The Cobbs / Bridget, Ross, Jordyn, Jackson & Jodi (Boerne, TX) 6/27/2005

Best! Kathryn (Houston) 5/2005

Terrific time - great place and locale. Thanks for all. Katrina Gay (Hendersonville, TN)

What a great place! Thank you! The Roberts - (Richmond, TX) 5/2005

Had a great time. Love it here. The Smiths - (Richmond, TX) 5/2005

The house was awesome. The trip and house were great!!! Thank you.  The Fergusons 9/24/04

What a wonderful time we had - our grandchildren came with the new additions: Brendan (two weeks) and Kya (eight weeks). We searched the beach for shells and "Grandpa" had to thelp the little ones! He enjoyed so much having everyone together. The kids LOVED the house and just had a ball!!   Thank you so much. Robin and Johnny Pouland (Houston, Texas) 8/20/04 thru 8/22/04

Friday night... Karaoke on the back patio.  The kids stole the show.  Good bar-B-Q, hamburgers downstairs.  Guys went fishin', girls went shopping and some just stayed here.  Saturday night... shrimp boil and fry. Thanks for a cool house. We had a great time. Austin, Houston, Victoria (Charlotte, North Carolina and San Angelo, Texas), Landers, Scott, Warren and Dorris Families. 7/22/04 thru 7/25/04

Had a wonderful time here. Our son is loathe to leave! Thank you for the use of the house! John, Lexie, Kevin and Madeline McJilton (San Antonio, Texas)

We are the parents of the Peschke, Gonzales and Jones clans.  We had our 45th wedding anniversary in June. So this was our party. A week-long party of beach, sand, and lots of seafood. Thanks again. Royce and Arlene Peschke (Paige, Texas) 7/5/04 thru 7/10/04

We had a blast! We really enjoyed the house, beach and being with family.  You are great to share your home with us so our family could all be together. We did feel the house sway, which was cool. Thanks for the memories! Delynn, Dana, Ryan and Mikayla 7/5/04 thru 7/10/04

Thanks again for opening your house! Great weather and great fun! The Stoners, The Cantrells and Keith 6/18/04

Thank you for the use of your home.  It was very nice. We loved the view and the fresh sea air!  Thank you!  Gaines and Brown Families 6/6/04

We've travelled from Dallas, Austin and Lampasas and had a great family vacation!  Thanks for a great time! We will be back!  Judy, George, Stephen, Lisa, Chris, Christy, Raven, Payton, Ethan, Carson, Tanner and Ty Morley 6/12/04

Had a lovely time.  The house is wonderful for all ages.  Thank you for the toys/books. It made the stay that much more enjoyable.  The Heller Family 6/3/04 thru 6/6/04

We had a great time!  Sarah Atkinson and Family 5/31/04 thru 6/3/04

Twas Fantastic! The beach house was very comfy!  Thank you guys! The Else Family 5/28/04 thru 5/31/04

Had a blast.  Everything was great.  Hope to visit again in the future.  "Killer" Miller and the Fishing Boys 5/14/04 thru 5/16/04

We had a great time, thank you for opening your home to us.  We had a lot of fun.  Ashley Monique McGee, Van and Kesha Godfrey (Houston, Texas) 4/30/04 thru 5/2/04

We had a very good time and the beach was great.  Thanks for letting us stay at this great beach house.  Ny Kerisha McGee and Brandie Anker 4/30/04 thru 5/2/04

Thanks very much for your kindness and hospitality.  We had a wonderful time.  Your beach house is very comfortable. Thanks a bunch!!

Wahoo! Weather was bad, but the house was great.  Thanks for everything.  Everyone had a blast.  Sarah, Katie and Christy 4/25/04

This is a wonderful beach and this house is beautiful. There have been so many wonderful memories made here this weekend. We want to say thank you very much!  Advice...  sunscreen is your friend... use it!! LOL  Alex and Katie 4/18/04

Thanks for letting us stay.  It's great! The Toomeys (Houston, Texas) 3/20/04

I love your house!  It's the best house out of all the houses I rented.  Thanks for a great time and letting us stay.  Rachel Curtis (Houston, Texas) 3/20/04

We had a wonderful time. You have a beautiful place. We will have many fond memories of our trip. Thanks for opening your home to us!  Vickey, Terisa, B.J., Troy, Robbin, Lil Troy, baby-to-be and the Myrons (Lancaster, Texas) 3/14/04

We fell in love with the home, the community and Mama Jo :) - you guys are special and God is pleased with you... Thanks so much.  David and Ruby Phillips, Alfred and Pam 2/1/04 - Super Bowl Sunday

Thank you so much.  We hada  great time. Thank you for our visit with our children. If you are ever in Oklahoma, come spend a few days with us at Lake Eufaula.  Tom and Pearl Miller 1/26/04

We had a great time!!  The view was fantastic and the fishing was Excellent!!  We took home 13 speckled trout (22"-29"), 46 flounder and 28 redfish with a whopper over 40"!!  Most of our fish were caught on hot pink tube jigs.  Can't wait to come back!!  Thanks again - Hugh Janus 1/3/03/ thru 1/5/03 

We have stayed here for two years!  Beautiful and fantastic!  Happy New Year.  Young Sothers 12/28/03 thru 1/1/04

I really love this place! Grandma Virgie! 12/12/03

After a bit of a detour, we finally arrived.  Gorgeous home!  (I love the loft.)  I loved the house.  Thank you so much - from all of us! Kasia Craft 12/12/03

What a wonderful way to spend our fall break with our family!  The house is very accommodating and the beach is sandy and water is warm.  It will be hard to ever go to a hotel room after this!  Ebay ROCKS!    The Trottas (Plano, Texas)  10/12/03

Thank you!  A lovely place.    The Chaglasians (Houston, Texas)  9/28/03

Thank you so much for this opportunity of coming to your home, a beautiful place!  We had so much fun - and enjoyed every little minute!  Thank you!    Marcela and Agustina (Houston, Texas)  9/7/03

What a WONDERFUL place!  So far, I've been the only one to see the sunrise - and not a single mosquito on the deck!    Jill Rasco (Houston, Texas)  8/3 thru 8/10/03

Thanks, Lauren.  You have afforded us the opportunity to come together in one place to be blessed and share our blessings that we had already in our lives.  Thanks for the memories.  Peace to you and yours  :)    Linda, Vicky, Tamara, Sonya, Angela, Felicia, Bridgette, Tanjian, Sharon and Crystal (Austin, Houston and Dallas, Texas)  7/3 thru 7/6/03

We want to thank Lauren and Bill for having us!  Looking forward to many more trips to Mutual Fun beach house.  Thanks from all of us.    First Wave Newpark Shipbuilding (Diamond Offshore Fishing Trip) - Pat, Matt, Dale, Aubrey, Kyle, Tom, Ron and Pete!  6/20 thru 6/23/03

We had a wonderful time!  A great house for fun with the family.  Hanging out at the beach, flying kites... even running the "mosquito gauntlet"!  Hope to come back again and enjoy ourselves just as much.  Thank you for sharing your home with us!    The Outlands - Craig, Malinda, Connor, Spencer and Gabriel (Norman, Oklahoma)  6/20/03

We had a wonderful stay.  Thank you for opening up your house for others to share.  We loved the view from the deck.  Thanks!    Randy, Sherie and Chris Blanton (Rowlett, Texas)  6/12/03

What a wonderful week we had creating special bonds and memories that will last a lifetime.  Your house is great!  Thanks for sharing.  The kids don't want to leave.  Great view!  My sister and I really liked the loft.  I will never forget this wonderful place!   Mary Ann Fisher, her children and grandchildren (San Antonio, Seguin and Lake Jackson, Texas)  6/8/03

Thank you very much for sharing your house.  We had a great time!    The Proctors and The Ritchies 4/26/03

Fun was had by all!    Aquanaut Swim School - Scott, Alex, Leslie, Tenicia, Michelle, Nathan, Natalie, Laura, Trey, April, James, Kim and Drew (Houston, Texas)  6/19 thru 6/21/02

We really enjoyed being in your lovely home with our family.    Arden and Addie Kephart (Atascocita, Texas)  6/15 thru 6/19/02

You have a lovely vacation home.  Chase's toys were a plus with our two-year-old along.   Brad, Theresa Kephart and Family (Denton, Texas)  6/15 thru 6/19/02

Lauren - Thanks.  We had a great stay.  Everyone loved your decorating.    Sharon McKey and Family (Lake Jackson, Texas)  Memorial Day '02

What a great way to spend a late birthday!  Beautiful weekend - windy enough for Kian to fly his kite.  Always a treat to visit your great getaway!    Melanie McCormick and Kian (Houston, Texas) 11/2 thru 11/4/01

We are glad you open your home so others can enjoy it.  We had a great time and love the house, as well as the view of the sea.  It was a lovely vacation for us.    Joe, Jan, Casey and Grant Marshall (Smyrna, Tennessee) 7/22 thru 7/26/01

What a lovely place to rest mind and body.  There are fish in water.  We saw a flounder this a.m.  Thanks so much.    Leona W. (Houston, Texas)

Love your house.    David and Nicole Combs 7/2 thru 7/9/01

Great accommodations - Thanks!    CiCi and Grandpa (Cleveland, Ohio) 5/20/01

Great visit.  Wonderful beach home!    Greg Nyland (Cypress, Texas)

Wonderful beach house, great view.  We enjoyed it!    Stacy, Michelle, Jessica and Cameron Conaway.  Brianna Hunt, Sandra and Bernie Vergen (Katy, Texas)

Our anniversary was wonderful thanks to your beautiful beach house.  We enjoyed the weekend very much.  Thank you.    Curtis and Juliet Brown (Houston, Texas)

Sweet home.  Some day we would like to have a home like this one!  Lots of fun for us city folk.  Wish we could have stayed longer!  More fun...  we will treasure our pictures for life and then some!  We will remember 4-ever... the ocean view...    The Beatys :)

Family... fun... beach house... beach view... sand... sun... happiness... seashells... sunset... sunrise... seagulls... dolphins... crabs... vacation... catfish... stingrays... seashells... seagulls... giggles... laughter... cookies... sunscreen... daughters... sisters... grandkids... clouds... rain... cold... salt... water... deck... blankets... tacos... margaritas... Kool-Aid... sea... brothers-in-law... flat tire!... BIG seashells!... ferry... lighthouse... warmth... seagulls... sand dollars... mermaids?... Mr. French... fishing... memories... sleeping... smiling... seagulls... popcorn... seagulls... Monopoly... palms... shrimp... Joe's... hot chocolate... coffee... seagulls... seashells... sand... sun... LOVE... LIFE... Galveston!!  Thank you!    Bert, Rosanna, Tabitha, Miranda, Brianna, Leahy and the Beaty's, Grandma "The Fuzz" Shirley Adams (Allen, Texas)  10/13 thru 10/15/02

Short, but sweet - love the view.    The Morenos (Houston, Texas) 2/10/01

I love your taste in style.  Wonderful place, your house was beautiful.    Brittany 2/10/01

Can I make this my "home away from home"?  Great planning place!  Thanks for letting me share in it!  See you again soon - very soon.    Jennifer Tweeton (Houston, Texas)

Wonderful time!  Comfortable, spacious and very accommodating.  I will make this my vacation spot from now on when I come to the beach.    Robin Rasco (Houston, Texas)

We enjoyed our Christmas vacation with "Grandpa and Grandma Beach".  Your beach house is lovely - we like all of the improvements you've made.    Suzanne, Cole, Nick and Caroline Anderson.

Bill and Lauren, we just wanted to thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us.  We really had a wonderful weekend.  The girls were in Heaven!  They are still talking about their weekend at the beach.     Omar and Betsy Perez

 

 
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