We left our house Friday evening and went to Summerville to spend the night with Paul's parents. We left Summerville Saturday afternoon and went to Kiawah. When we passed through the guard gate Emmie started chanting "beach, beach, beach". (She had been anxiously awaiting the beach all week. We had to show her on her calendar which day was Saturday and then everyday we would tell her what day it was and she would tell us that she got to go to the beach on Saturday.)
As soon as we got the car unloaded Saturday afternoon I took Emmie over to the see the ocean. She was soooo excited and of course she ran and jumped in the waves...in her clothes...but that's ok because we were at the BEACH!
After dinner on Saturday we all headed to the beach with our bathing suits on and played in the ocean. The undertow was unusually strong...Emmie could barely walk it was so strong!
After Saturday we got in a bit of a routine throughout the week. We headed to the beach every morning around 8:30 and we would stay until about 10:30 or 11 and then come in and eat lunch and take naps. In the afternoon we did different things. A few days we went to the pool, one day we went to the park or we would just hang around the house and play. There is a nice green space behind the house and we went out there one afternoon but there were TONS of mosquitos so we weren't able to stay out there very long.
We also discovered that Franklin LOVES to walk on the beach! I think he really liked the feel of the ocean breeze in his fur and all the new smells.
Oh and did I mention we saw LOTS of nature while at Kiawah. The guys saw tons of gators the first day they golfed. We saw a fair amount of deer. At the beach we saw horseshoe crabs and porpoises. Oh and a SHARK! It was about a 3ft sand shark right in front of us...eek!
We made some friends at the beach who had a 3 year old boy and an almost 5 year old girl. They were always at the beach at the same time as us in the mornings and the kids had sooo much fun playing together!
Doesn't Ellie look like such a big girl? Playing in the ocean made her VERY hungry and we're pretty sure she gained a few pounds while we were at the beach!
Playing in the sand with Uncle Ben and Gran.
I love this picture!
The guys played Turtle Point golf course on Wednesday which is right behind the house we were staying in so we went and watched them play a few holes.
Emmie got to ride in the cart with Daddy and Grandaddy.
Paul's parents came on Thursday and brought the girls sunglasses from Emily...they had a great time wearing them!
Emmie and Paul were sculpting a kitty cat.
Ellie was really into the digging.
Our attempt at a family photo!
Emmie and her kitty cat.
GG brought cupcakes to celebrate my birthday and my dad churned some homemade cookies and cream ice cream...as you can tell Emmie enjoyed it all!
The 2013 HGTV Dream Home! I'm so excited that it's at Kiawah and you'd better believe I'll be entering everyday! (For those familiar with the island it's in Vanderhorst just past the gate.)
The view from the back of the HGTV house...beautiful!
We headed back from the beach this morning and the girls did great on the trip back. They were a bit out of sorts this afternoon...it's hard reenterng the real world! I must say we are all glad to sleep in our own beds in our own rooms...Ellie slept in the pack 'n play in our room and she's quite a noisy sleeper..not to mention she was waking up about an hour earlier than normal...eesh!
We had so much fun at Kiawah and the girls had a BLAST in the ocean and we can't wait to go back again next year!
Looks like such a fun trip! Your girls are so precious! I had no idea the HGTV home was in SC- going to enter now... :)
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