Vacation

We made it back from Hilton Head all in one piece. We started the trip off by driving through the night last Saturday and arrived in Hilton Head around 7:30 AM. The girls slept through the night and made the trip easy. I was not excited about driving through the night, but it turned out just fine. Dan and I took turns sleeping and driving and we did just fine. Dan took a five hour energy shot and had quite a bit of energy at 3:00 in the morning. It was quite comical. Here are pictures of all of us in the car.

The girls had a wonderful time on the trip. We stayed in a condo with Dan's brother and his wife. The condo was not right on the beach so in order to spend time there we had to pack everything up and ride our bikes (with the kids) to the beach. We did this one time on Monday and decided never to do it again. We had a beach tent, towels, sunblock, and food. It was not worth the effort and the kids had a miserable time. I was so bummed because I love being on the beach. But the next day we figured out that we could spend an hour or so at the pool in the morning and then ride the kids to the beach without any gear. They already had sunblock on, had a snack, and didn't need towels because it was so hot. Then all of us could enjoy the beach for an hour and go back to the condo for lunch and naps. This routine worked out so well that we continued it through the week! Mya and Sara quickly learned that the beach was a fun place to be. It became difficult to get Mya out of the ocean once she got used to it. She loved jumping in the waves and Sara loved digging in the sand. In the evenings we explored the island and ate at restaurants. It was wonderful not to cook for a week!