Mid-Week Update

After arriving on Saturday, we got checked in at our resort on Sunday. We're staying (on points!) at The Westin, which is lovely primarily because it sits right on the beach. It's one thing to have to walk across a couple of streets to go to the beach when you're a couple, but it's a whole different ballgame with two crazy little people in tow.

Sunday night we at the early dinner seating at The Old Fort Pub. We had various plates of salmon, crab cake, shrimp, etc all in a quint setting overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. We celebrated an early Father's Day with my folks and went for a walk on the beach. Postcard delightful.

Monday we made our first trip out to the beach with the kids. After some initial tentativeness, they both ended up having a great time. Here are a few pics:



Monday evening we ventured out to The Sea Shack for dinner. Erin and I visited this place on our last trip, and it continues to be a favorite. It's been wicked hot the whole trip, so waiting in line outside for a half hour before dinner was a little rough. Once inside though, we loaded up on the freshest fish you can find. Grant is quite the fish eater, so he was in heaven.

Tuesday we decided that since the forecast was for 100 degrees in the shade, we'd go for a tour of Savannah. The trolley tour was great, but none of us could have imagined just how hot it was. To get out of the heat, we had lunch at Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding House. Oh my goodness. You've never seen so much food in your life. Vegetables of every type, the best fried chicken you've ever tasted. Wonderful.

After returning to Hilton Head, we lounged around for a bit and had a quick dinner at Fat Baby's Pizza. None of us really needed dinner, but we ate anyway.

Today has been a lazy pool day. It's just...so...hot. We had a quick breakfast at a cute little bakery called Signe's. Their breakfasts weren't the usual "2 eggs plus toast" variety, which was nice. Grace rolled herself head over heels in a chair, which provided some momentary excitement. She was fine, although startled.

Tonight Erin and I are going out for our eighth anniversary. The kids are staying with the grandparent, and we're going out for tapas and drinks at WiseGuys. Where did eight years go? Unreal...

I know this entry was a little dry...I'm just trying to get it down so that we remember these places later. Lots of funny stuff has happened, so I'll try and post some of those things tomorrow.