Trip to the Beach!

Last week we went on a little vacation to Hilton Head Island in SC for a week with Mike's family! After an 8-hour drive down, in which the boys did FABULOUS in the car, there was a lot to do! We rode bikes to the beach, played at the pool, rode bikes some more, and played at the beach! It was very relaxing, and we all had a wonderful time!

We saw dolphins right off the shore, climbed 114 steps to the top of a lighthouse, and visited the ever famous "Salty Dog Cafe"!

Josh's favorite thing to do was run and splash in the waves, dig holes in the sand, look for shells, and ride bikes as much as our tired bodies could handle! Josh rode on a tandem bike with Mike and loved going as fast as he could, which meant leaving me and Caleb in the dust! He also loved jumping off the edge into the pool... then getting out... jumping in again and getting out... and jumping in again! He's even getting better at the swimming part too!

Caleb was a little unsure of the sand at first, but by the end, he was crawling and toddling all over the beach! And give him a shovel and a bucket and he would sit there forever! He also loved the ocean, and would walk straight into the waves without giving a thought to the possibility of getting swept out to sea! And he even got brave and man-handled a jellyfish that washed up on shore... lucky for him it didn't sting, so we didn't have to pee on his hand!

The highlight for Mike was not answering his cel phone!!! (that was the highlight of MY week too!) And of course, getting to spend some extra time with Joan and Terry (Mike's parents), and Shanna and Jason (Mike's sister and husband)!