Fun at the Beach!

We got back on Monday from a long weekend at Tybee Island, just outside of Savannah, GA. My parents flew into Charlotte last week Tuesday & we headed to the beach to meet up with my sister, Jodi, on Friday. We had a great 3 bedroom condo with full kitchen, living room, washer dryer & balcony - what a perfect way to vacation! Elise had her first beach experience & was intrigued by the sand, seagulls & waves, however, this time of year the ocean is still pretty cool & when she felt the water on her toes she squealed because it was cold. She much preferred the little "pools" of water that collected on the beach & warmed in the sun as the tide went out.


This past weekend was the first time Jodi got to meet Elise in person. She decided that this little one is a "girly-girl" because she let aunt Jodi put lip gloss on her & she didn't even lick it off her lips....too funny.
We ate out at the Crab Shack on Tybee Island where they advertise that you can see live gators - and we did see some, but they were very small, baby ones.


We toured the city of Savannah in a carriage ride & had a great lunch at Vic's on the River. After a little shopping in the city, we headed back to our condo & relaxed for the evening.

The next day we enjoyed beautiful sunshine on the beach & many of us soaked up a little too much sun - ouch! (Except for Elise, thankfully who was protected by 50spf + hat + umbrella & I think Jodi hid under her towel most of the time, too).

It was nice to explore that part of the coast - we haven't had an opportunity to visit Savannah & we were grateful to take it in with family as well. Now we're getting back into the daily routine of life & looking forward to our next visit to the beach in May as we head to the Outer Banks with friends.