After a pretty rough week for Aaron and our good friend Dante, we all decided to head down to Tybee Island for Saturday night. What was meant to be a night of relaxing while listening to the ocean - turned out to be one of the most fabulous weekends we have had in a long time!
After we arrived at the condo and got settled in, we took the babies down to the beach so that they (and especially Katie who LOVES LOVES LOVES birds!) could see all the seagulls. This was something I used to do when I was little and nothing much has changed. Hundreds will flock to you if you have some sort of bread to offer. Katie was beside herself with the excitement! Unfortunately, we walked out without a coat for poor Wylie. Dante did an excellent job keeping him bundled though.
Maggie was more interested in playing with the sand...my little beach baby!
Getting kind of cold and time for dinner!
Next stop is a tourist trap called "Crab Shack." Lots of fun though with live alligators, christmas lights hanging everywhere and very noisey! Babies did great!
After dinner, we headed back to the condo where the babies went down fairly easy. Those PeaPods are wonderful travel beds and the kids do great in them. Aaron, Dante and I stayed up past 1a.m. playing Scrabble. Some of the highlights...."dig" "thine" and "ox." Big points!!!
That morning everyone woke up to a beautiful sunrise outside the doors and Sweet 16 donuts for breakfast...a Tybee tradition started when the babies were born :)
Daddy and Katie-Bug feeding the birds from the balcony
Tybee is still relatively undiscovered with lots of beach cottages still existing (unlike our beach where things exploded over the past 20 years. They still have cute shopping and fun open air restaurants. This was Dante's first trip and I think we have a new #1 fan. It such a unique spot on our coast...
Walking around the main street
Wylie is "SOOOO BIG!"
Time for lunch! On our way in, we spotted a new little walk up Cuban restaurant that we decided to try out. It was WONDERFUL!!!! Plus, it has a great little fenced in area in the back with picnic tables and room for the babies to run around....can you say PERFECT!
A little game of horseshoes anyone?
One of the sweetest moment came after lunch while shopping in Chu's - a local tourist shop that has a little of EVERYTHING! I was holding Wylie when Dante and Maggie came and tapped me on the shoulder. Maggie was wearing this little purple bucket hat and Dante says...."she told me that she wanted this. Is it OK?" Of course it was and Uncle Dante bought it for her. She sported it the rest of the time we were there....she loves wearing hats! It is the cutest thing....you can tell when she has one on, she feels so proud. I love it!
It was such a beautiful day that we decided to head down to the sand. The babies played, watched the volleyball players and just had a good time.
There was a family down the beach a little bit that was flying a kite. Aaron couldn't stand it! Back up to Chu's he went to find one for us. I can't tell you the last time I flew a kite!
Afterwards, it was time to head home. We packed up the car and off we went. Getting home in time for baths and bed. Aaron and I both slept like rocks!
Again, one of the best weekends ever! I can't wait till this summer!!!
3 comments:
You may know them as:
Sweet Sixteen's;
Rounders;
Pop'ems;
Captain Derst;
Donettes; or
Softees;
but whatever you call them, they are a Tybee Island early morning treat.
That is so great that you have such a wonderful place to escape to. It will serve your three littles well with many happy family memories. Nice to have an extra set of hands around too. Dante might just have to be a permanent fixture when you all go! And Maggie looks like she is 2 years old in the picture of her bending over to touch the sand! WOw they are getting so big!
I'm glad that we can see the kids and you. We've missed seeing you and all the pictures.
Love your cousin.
Patsy
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