We went on our first family vacation to Tybee Island, GA, a couple weeks ago. We had such a blast! The kids are at an age now where they are more independent, can help us (a little), and the day isn't totally ruined if a nap is skipped. Oh, and since Elina is the only one who needs to sleep in a pack n play, the amount we need to pack is so much less than it used to be! We'd been wanting to take the kids to the beach for awhile and am so glad we were finally able to do it.
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| On our way to Savannah, we stopped in Statesboro for Steak and Shake. The kids got a milkshake and it made Elina freeze. The picture above is her in mid shiver. |
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| Daddy warming up her hands. |
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| The boys thought the hats were pretty cool. |
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| At the beach house, the living room looked out to the ocean. Oh, and there was DirecTV so there was the Sprout channel. Brandt and Elina would sit in the rocking chairs and watch boats in the ocean and Sprout on tv. |
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| Nothing beats an Arizona sunset, but this is pretty close! |
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| The next day, we decided to venture into Savannah and see if we'd be able to eat at Lady and Sons, Paula Dean's restaurant. You check in with the hostess who is on the street and she lets you know how long the wait is or which floor to go to be seated. We were seated right away! |
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| Mulling over the menu. When we were seated they brought out these pancake things (not quite like pancakes as they were fried) that you eat with syrup. They were good but really greasy! |
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| We ended up getting the buffet. Eric had heard good things about it, plus the kids ate free! So that's what we did. I do wish I'd been able to try fried green tomatoes, though. Carter enjoyed working on his knife skills. |
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| I got fried chicken, mac n cheese, green beans, lima beans, collard greens, mashed potatoes and gravy, meatloaf, and some sort of rice and sweet corn thing. For dessert, the kids got her banana pie and Eric and I got some sort of triple chocolate cake thing that was phenomenal! |
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| Silly guy! |
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| She likes it! |
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| The next day we ate at a local seafood place on Tybee Island. The seafood was so fresh and great! |
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| our perfect kiddos |
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| The boys liked to get up and go outside to watch the big cargo ships that went by. Every time one would go by, we'd hear, "There's a BIG BOAT!!" They loved it! |
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| Morning coppee (milk with creamer and a small drop of coffee) |
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| swimming with Daddy in the ocean. |
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| We love the beach! |
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| We went to the Crab Shack where there were live gators |
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| There they are! |
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| Waiting for a Low Country Boil |
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| Somebody LOVES her daddy! |
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| Family photo |
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| Our food...it was so good! |
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| Trying to pet the cats |
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| Looking at all the parrots. |
We had such a great time!
