life in general [l.i.g]: HHI

Last week we headed to sunny and sweltering Hilton Head, SC with my family! We had a great time relaxing, swimming, beach combing, eating, biking and fellowshiping. We loved every minute of our time and were so thankful for the opportunity to be together!

Mom and Dad rented a sa-weet house in Sea Pines that gave us plenty of room to spread out....and gave a decent barrier between us and the rest of the family for Aida's self-designated 6am wake time all week (thus requiring us to rethink the previously assumed relationship between vacation and sleeping in) At least it wasn't 5am, though :) The pool out back was the perfect relief from the 100+ degree heat index all week. Peter, Aida and I spent a lot of time there - the beach was just too hot for Aida to be down there longer than an hour or so. Last year I was 16 weeks pregnant when we were in HH, so it was a blast returning with Aida for her first beach visit. It's hard to believe she turned 9 months old while we were there! Here are some picture from our time!

Beautiful Harbor Town

Turtle time

Daily grind

Relaxing with Oma and Opa

First time seeing the ocean!

The sand was fun until it became a snack option...

Toes in!

Family swim time!

Loved the waterfall

Evening stroll in Harbor Town

Seeing Greg Russell for the first time (and all the weirdo parents who are competitive and obsessed with getting their kids on stage)

Love a good ocean sunset

Lunch at the Beach Club

Date night! We ate at Robert Irvine's Eat! Restaurant - he's a chef on the Food Network and the food was a-to-the-mazing. Seriously. Go there.

Pretty Sister

Cute parents on the Hunting Island Beach - we did a half-day trip there and it was definitely worth the drive. Beautiful, empty-ish beaches and lots of shelling. It's super tropical-looking, they've shot movie there that were set in the jungle.