Papa and Nana's Visit and Hilton Head Getaway

This past week Papa and Nana came to visit us from Colorado. My dad hadn't seen us since last September when they came to visit us, and hadn't even met Lucas yet. We always enjoy taking a little trip when they come to visit (my Dad gets a little restless.) So far on their trips to South Carolina we have visited Myrtle Beach and Charleston. This time we traveled south three hours to Hilton Head and took a day trip to Savannah, Georgia.

Hilton Head Island was beautiful with great restaurants, shopping, golf (for a particular someone,) oh, and I almost forgot- the beach! What made this trip especially fun was to see how much Christian liked playing on the beach. On past beach visits (Myrtle, Charleston, Tampa) he has not shown a lot of interest in the sand or water. This time he really enjoyed jumping in the waves with Nana and Papa, building sand castles with Daddy, and searching for small sea creatures (although the beach was nearly spotless.) We went every afternoon of the three days we were there, and it was just perfect with very few other people, and warm water and clean sand. (We went to Coligny Beach and could take a short walk from our condo.) This was also Lucas' first beach visit.

We also went to Savannah one day and took a trolley tour of the city, although we all agreed that maybe just touring the city on our own would have been a better option. Regardless, we enjoyed seeing the old buildings and unique park-like city squares. I think we all agreed that Savannah doesn't hold a flame to our favorite South Carolina destination: Charleston!

Christian was a great traveller (he is very well-traveled after all) and Lucas not so much. This child definitely likes his routines, and as long as we follow them is very pleasant and mild-mannered. I can't complain though, because both boys still slept through the night each night.

The last day of my parents' visit, Steve went to work, Papa played golf at the private golf course in Sumter, and Nana, Christian, Lucas and I attended the Swan Lake Iris Festival. A fun visit in itself- lots of vendors, food, and free activities for kids. Christian enjoyed jumping in a bouncy house for the first time (probably because there were not a lot of older children taking over.) That evening Steve and I got a little time to ourselves and went to see the Avengers! Great movie! :)

Overall, we had such a great time with Nana and Papa, it was good to relax, see a new place, and Christian just loved throwing the ball around with Papa.