Slice of the South...more HIlton Head :)

I was going thru my pictures and came across this wonderful day of bike riding in Hilton Head that I never posted. I have to say that I really love the South...even the beaches here are dreamy. I am a bit homesick lately for Utah and my family, so it is good thing for me to think about the beauty around of the South. I really do love it here, I just wish I had some family around. Am I convincing any of you to join me out here in the South yet??


The entrance to the public beach....pretty huh? On each side were big porch swings and wooden adirondack chairs just begging to be enjoyed. I loved it.

Bridger loved this tandem bike with his Daddy! Although most of the time he would forget to pedal and was just along for the ride.

Cannon loved his little seat on the back of my bike.
He was so fun to have right there all day. I could hear his cute little chatter about everything we passed. Going one direction on the beach was bliss, but when we turned around and were going against the wind...phew that was kind of hard. My legs were burning at one point and I remember Cannon telling me that he was tired!

I was thinking really--lets trade places:)!

Coleman


TJ


After a long ride on the beach we cruised around the island and Brad treated us to a cool drink and pastry at a coffee shop.
I loved the big trees drenched in spanish moss.


There were some crazy trees.
I wished my Dad was there to tell me what they all were. He knows that kind of stuff!

Connor

This was a seriously beautiful place.

I can't wait to go back!

Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday Bridger!

This morning we all sang to him while we were still in bed here in the early morning light. It was sweet!

He then gave birthday hugs and exclaimed "I get to pick my birthday breakfast, right?"

To my relief he picked cereal:) Phew! That is exactly what we have stocked in our little condo!

We are off to rent bikes for exploring the Hilton Head island and celebrating our big 5 year old boy all day!

Beach Bums

It is offical...I am in love with this place! Hilton Head Island is heavenly!

What is it about the beach that is so...good for the soul?!

We are now cozy in our hotel room enjoying Monday Night Football, but this morning we were up at the crack of dawn with 5 boys begging to get to the beach.

So that is where we spent our day and it was PERFECT!

Our activities included:

Early morning football in the waves

More digging

What a happy surprise that in the middle of October, it is still warm enough to swim!

Oops, TJ dropped his head:)

The boys spent hours diving for sand dollars and builing sand castles.

Coleman had a cute little pet crab for a couple of hours.


We finished off the day with a walk on the beach (with the football, of course) before retiring to our room to cheer on the TN Titans!

I had a very tired little three year old at the beach this evening, who is now bouncing off the walls at bedtime! Why is that?

Up tomorrow: a birthday boy! Yeah!!
Well, I am off to snuggle my baby boy and try to remind him that he really is tired!
TN is up by 14, mayble I can talk the boys into turning the game off and hitting the sack?? Wish me luck!