Camping+beach=perfect!

A few weeks ago, we realized that Lilah had never been camping or to the beach, two of our favorite things!  We did both right before she was born, and it's been a year, so we decided we needed to go pronto.  So we made a few arrangements and went, and we're so glad we did!  It was perfect!

We also realized that we've been to Savannah for the last 3 years (dating, honeymoon, babymoon), so we had to go back there!  I found a KOA campsite nearby which wasn't very rustic (no firepit, boo) but it was by a lake and pretty clean and quiet, so it worked.  We set up the tent and the kids were happy to be out of the car!

 Then we went in to Savannah and spent the evening walking along the river. 

We always love just walking around and it was fun to show Ethie the fun candy shops and booths along the river.  We also rode the (free) ferry, which he thought was very awesome.

  Unfortunately, there was some kind of beerfest going on, so it was not the most kid-friendly environment.  But we escaped to our fav place to eat, Huey's, and didn't care.  Ethie even gobbled up the fried scallops, oysters, shrimp, and fish.  I enjoyed my garlic parmesan grits :)  And of course, the river is beautiful at night!

 We went back to the campsite that night and the kids did great!  They both went right to sleep and slept 'til 8 the next morning.  James and I played cards and ate fudge and taffy by the light of the lantern, so that was pretty perfect too :)

The next morning, James cooked some yumm breakfast burritos, and then we packed up and headed to Tybee Island!  We've also been there every year and we love it.  It was a bit crowded this time because of Labor Day, but the weather was a little overcast, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.  We played in the water for about an hour an then it poured rain on us.  We were soaked and so was all our stuff!  So we were forced to go eat some more yummy seafood for lunch and when we came back, the sun was out and it was beautiful the rest of the day!  Since there were storms coming Monday, we were very thankful we had sun! 

And the kids loved loved loved the beach!  Of course Ethie found some friends right away, so he was in heaven jumping in the waves, riding their boards, playing in the sand, and having so much fun!

  And Lilah discovered the sand toys and buckets, so she was a happy girl too!  She loved walking around carrying all her shovels and getting her feet wet.  She even loved getting in the water and didn't mind when it splashed her!  We definitely have beach kids!

  

  And I was in heaven sitting in the sun, playing with my sweet little family, eating yummy ice cream, and just being together!  I'm so thankful that James was able to get away for a few days and that the weather was nice for us and that we got to do these things we love as a family.  So fun!!!