A Week in Hilton Head

A few weeks ago, the Isaacsons invaded Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. When I say the Isaacsons, I mean not only the four of us, but also Tom and Pat and Ben and Jenelle. We all flew in and met up at the airport on Saturday, May 16th. Then caravanned (sp?) in two vehicles from Savannah to Hilton Head, enjoying the lush scenery as we drove by. Everything was so green and there were so many trees! It was gorgeous. Everything including chain businesses such as fast food restaurants, and shopping areas were built with plantation style architecture. It was really interesting.

We all stayed in a rented vacation home in Palmetto Dunes. The house was fantastic! Perfect for all of us! There was a bedroom/bath on the main floor for Tom and Pat, twin beds in a room with a bathroom for the girls, another bedroom leading to that same bath for me and Andrew, and yet another bed/bath for Ben and Jenelle. There was a pool, a huge kitchen, family room, ping-pong table and a 12-seat movie theater in the basement! Seriously, total luxury!

We made it to the beach on Sunday for a bit before it started to rain just after lunch. Unfortunately, the rain continued for the next 5 days! Apparently, South Carolina has been in a drought for three years and it decided to end when we showed up. We tried to make the best of it though. We explored the many areas of the island and managed to get outside for some fun during the breaks in rain.

Andrew, Ben and Tom managed to get out to golf a few times. And the girls (meaning all of us girls) shopped, painted pottery, shopped some more, and just relaxed. We also got some biking in with the girls, which was a ton of fun. And Jenelle and I made it to the spa for a much needed pedicure and facial. Ben and Jenelle also got in some kayaking and tennis. There was a small children's museum as well that provided an afternoon of fun for us and the girls.

Finally Friday, the last day we were there, we made it to the beach again for over FOUR hours! It was so much fun. It was low tide, which happened to leave a sand bar just a little ways out with a little lake of water between the waves and the shoreline. It was perfect for playing in the water without having to pay attention to whether the waves were going to knock you down (you know us lake people). ;-) Lily found little puddles “just her size” (as she put it) to play in and was perfectly happy. Ella splashed around in the water and even befriended a little boy and played with him for awhile. I had so much fun taking photos of the girls in the water. Here are a few of my favorites!





We ended the last night of the trip by all making wooden airplane gliders and having a contest flying them off the front porch of the house. It was so nice for all of us to finally be outside.
And here’s a really long slideshow of all our vacation photos (are you annoyed by my use of the slideshow yet? Or give it a thumbs up? Yes, I’m lazy. It makes posting so much easier!):