Our first day there I rolled out of bed and went for a walk with Zachary on the beach. One of my favorite moments he held my hand and we picked up shells. Later we rented bikes and took them for a ride on the beach, the boys played in the water and got cold and wet. On our way back to the room the boys played in the pool and in the splash yard/fountain. Went back to the room for food and relaxing times for the kids. Later we went swimming and after dinner we had s'mores around a campfire.
Tuesday: We played on the beach with toys and made sand castles and dug holes. Aunt Kathryn came with her boys. I made all of the boys shell necklaces that matched Zachary's. We went swimming in a couple of the pools first the fountain pools then the heated pool. Yes, loved the heated pool. We relaxed, played shuffle board, (which the boys quickly made the sticks into weapons) had a Bar B-Q outside on the grill let the boys run around again and watch some showes together. Over all I say they had a good time. when I asked Adam what was his favorite part of the vacation he told me "playing with my cousins." I know that it was a real pain for Kathryn to take Ben out of school and drive all the way down to Hilton Head but I'm so grateful that she did. Thanks Sista.
Wednesday: Zach and I got to go on another early morning walk on the beach. Watching the sun rise and holding the hand of my sweet five year old was one of my favorite moments from this trip. Jo was up all night with what she thought was food poisoning. Josh took the boys on the beach while I went to get a few things at the store, next thing we know Adam threw up on the beach. I came home and was on the couch the rest of the day with a stomach virus. Adam and I bounded over a shared virus. Josh took Zach and Andrew out on bike rides on the beach just the three of them. Later he told me that was one of his favorite times on our vacation. Zachary also got to go make a shark tooth necklace which I know Adam was really looking forward to and was too sick to go, (poor thing). By the evening Adam seemed to be doing better which I was happy about.
Thursday: By now everyone was feeling better not a 100% but better. Adam and I were taking it slow and we went got out to eh beach. We all went for a bike ride. By the time we had gotten out there the wind ad really started to pick up for the day so we started off going against the wind as far as the kids would go and then the wind pushed us back to our resort. Well Adam loved the coming back part that he didn't stop at the hotel and just kept on going with grandpa at his side. Josh and I saw that and Josh went after him and and took Zach back to the resort. we waited in one of the cabanas and read books off of my phone and played around. It was a long time before Josh and crew came back. he told me that they finally got Adam to turn around and he made it about 200 ft said he was tired and they walked the bikes back. Always an adventure.
That afternoon we went to a nature reserve on the island. We went for a little hike and on our way out we spotted some alligators. They were just sunning them selves right there on the banks of the streams and just 50ft away was a high school football practice. Crazy! Zachary later told me that seeing the Alligators was one of his favorite parts of the trip. From there we had dinner and went back to the beach for a final farewell. Tthat was I think Andrew's favorite part of the trip. He had such a blast running into the water and splashing around. I think that if Josh weren't around to hold him back he would have just kept on running into the water. He just couldn't get enough of it. He of course protested when we scooped him up to take him back to the room. I'm glad that we ended our Hilton Head vacation on such a good moment. It really makes me want to go back again.
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Cute!! It was worth the effort to be there! I take every chance I can get to see family... and especially my sister! It was fun :)
Love you too!
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