After a very brief stop at the Waffle House (our first time at a Waffle House!) for breakfast, we made it into Hilton Head around 1:30pm-- really, really awesome time. Leaving that early and driving pretty much straight through was really the way to go for us. The kids were troopers- not a single tear or that much whining about when we'd get there- whew!!
Hilton Head is nothing short of magical. I can't imagine a better family vacation for us. It's why we make the trek (15-16 hours from our house, although we obviously broke it up with our stopover in Maryland). Adding to the fun this year-- Andrew's brother and family rented a house down there the same week as us (we all had a family wedding to go to in North Carolina the following weekend so we timed up our weeks in Hilton Head accordingly). My kids are pretty much obsessed with their cousins so they really had a blast playing with them on the beach, dinners and dancing at the Salty Dog and Beach Club, etc. Such a great trip for us all! Picture heavy post here...
A highlight of our place- the view from our patio. The kids would play so hard at the beach and pool in the mornings, so both took amazing naps almost every afternoon. Which is when happy hour would commence for us out on the patio ;)
Beach babe.
Cousins at the beach!
Post beach dancing at the Beach Club.
The kid in the green shirt wasn't with us but he was an
awesome dancer.
The kids like to hold hands in the car- Leyla asks Connor for his hand almost immediately once she's strapped in- so sweet!
Who's from Connecticut??
Kid table at the Salty Dag.
Cheers- Mr. Vacation at it again!!
My kids obviously do not have as great "smile and actually look at the camera" skills as their cousins do.
Little beauty!
My girl is not afraid to be the only one on the dance floor. She definitely gets that from me.
Natalie, Kate and baby Elliott.
Rob and Kate showed us this cool beach to see dolphins at night.
This man caught a stingray. Love Leyla's hand on Connor's back here ;)
Petting the sting ray.
Dinner at Truffles, our favorite restaurant! Andrew worked there the summer after he graduated from college so it's always fun to go back there. And how handsome is that little boy of mine??
Andrew got to play golf with his brother twice. He texted me
this picture, his best drive of the day but he decided to abandon the
ball, you can see why. He said the gator was growling at him. Do gators
growl?
Playing with the crew, another beach day.
Playground.
Stopping to feed the horses. Connor was thrilled, Leyla wanted no part of that action.
Pony rides!
So happy!
I was shocked Leyla actually wanted to ride. She was really scared at first. So brave!
Petty Harley the Clydesdale.
This is how we rolled all week!
More to come.
1 comment:
I just loved looking at all your pictures. I feel like I was on vacation. So glad that all of you had such a great time.
love,
Gramps
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