For Memorial Day weekend, we had plans to attend my cousin's wedding on Hilton Head Island. We were planning to go with all of my family, rent a house and make a big family vacation out of it. Everything was planned out ahead of time, which made things pretty simple.
T is old enough now to dress himself, and I let him pick the entire travel outfit. It was awesome, and one for the record books. Note the socks - hard to see but they have Santa Clause and candy canes.
Inappropriate play toy at the NOLA airport.
More appropriate toy at the NOLA airport.
Quick rest stop in the Charlotte airport.
Against my better judgment, we had a connection for our flights. It just seems that connections can lead to trouble, but we didn't have any choice, unless we wanted to add a big drive onto the trip also. So our 9:30 flight was eliminated, and we were put on a 11:30 flight instead, which cut our connection time down in Charlotte. It worked out ok, but we had an issue with the second flight, since they downgraded the plane and our row 7 seats suddenly disappeared. But they squeezed us onto the flight, and we got to Savannah on time. Picked up our rental car - with exactly 8 miles on the odometer - and drove to Hilton Head. Nice easy drive, and T was excited to be in two new states, Georgia and South Carolina. We were interested to see the similarities and differences in the countryside between Louisiana and SC.
New state!
Marshes
Once we got to the house and caught up with the rest of the family, the party got started. Renting a house is really perfect when you have little ones, and we ran to the grocery store for supplies and got swimsuits on to hit the pool. The house was big enough that we had people in 5 bedrooms, and it felt really spacious for 13 people. A few shots of the house here - someday I really want a screened porch like this one - we spent so much time out there! It was a revolving door, with relatives in and out at all hours, which was great. We got to catch up with everyone, and T loved every minute. He is just such a people person, and seeing his people is his favorite thing to do.
The house was a quick walk from the beach, so we made sure to take the boys and let them put their toes in the water.
Ready to go!
Family photo.
Jellyfish.
First time in the Atlantic.
Baby toes in the sand.
We took the boys down the island to climb the lighthouse and check out the views. No pictures of T at the top because he raced up and down with his cousins.
After the lighthouse, we hit the playground, and I had a great time.
Hi Mom!
Dads are the best.
I'll cover the rest of the trip next time. It was an awesome weekend.
