Family Vacation to Kiawah Resort

This past week we had a terrific vacation with my parents, brother, and the kids on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. The resort was gorgeous (check it out here if you're looking for an awesome family friendly vacation spot!), pools, bike baths, and an amazing beach.  It was the widest, flattest beach I've ever been on.  The water was shallow for hundreds of feet out and the waves were pretty small - PERFECT for young children.  Check out this beautiful sunset!

We had a great time and did tons of outdoor activities.  We went to a festival in Charleston and Sam went on his first pony ride:

First bike ride with Mimi & Pa!

We went to a terrific outdoor concert...



met some fun frog statues...



Ice cream sandwich with Mimi at concert

We learned a lot about nature & alligators
  

We saw HUGE alligators everywhere! Scary!



Pa & Sam watching the alligators


LOTS of fun at the pool!

Noah's first time in the pool!



Sam and Pa





Brad & Noah



And of course spent LOTS of time at the beautiful beach!

Every time Sam built sandcastles, he sang Happy Birthday and called them his "happy cakes" - we have no idea why he associates happy birthday with building sandcastles, but he had fun

My little surfer dude

 

 

Flying kites with Pa



Chasing Uncle D!



Uncle D and Sam listening to the ipod music together

Attempting to convince Sam to
nap on the beach.  He tried, but was too
excited to play instead.



He was VERY determined to drag
the boogie boards into the ocean



Noah stretching in his tent, enjoying the
ocean breeze



Mimi & Pa with Sam & Noah

 

Noah learned to laugh at only 2 months old!