Hilton Head Island, SC

Spontaneous? Maybe :) We did indeed decide to take a trip to Hilton Head Island last minute, and I am sure glad we did! Even though it is January, the weather was in the high 60's (it may have hit 70 on Sunday) and we were able to enjoy the beautiful sandy beach. Addisyn was even brave enough to dip her toes into the ice cold ocean waves! We spent several hours on the beach chasing seagulls, building sandcastles (or sand mountains), collecting sea shells (and observing the live sand dollars that continuously washed onto shore and then disappeared into the sand), and walking the shore line. We also took advantage of the resort's indoor swimming pool :) We stayed at the Crowne Plaza Resort (a very beautiful resort), featuring a huge indoor fitness center, indoor/outdoor swimming pools, 3 restaurants, on-site childcare (which we learned is only offered in the summer), and tons of other amenities. Here are some pictures from our trip...

We visited the Coastal Discovery Museum (free with our Schiele Museum membership- we get into 200+ museums in the US and several in Canada)...






Pictures from the Crowne Plaza...
Addisyn puts on my flip flops :)









On the beach...


A one-legged seagull (no joke, it really only had one leg- the poor thing hopped)...


Addisyn had fun collecting sticks...


She also loved having her feet buried in the sand...



The seagulls were not scared of us, and Addisyn loved them!...



We also went to an awesome placed called "Island Playground" where Addisyn burned off her energy before we got in the car to go home...







All in all it was a great vacation! Addisyn is so curious about nature and is ready to explore anything you put in front of her. She enjoyed the texture of the sand, splashing the cold sea water, chasing the seagulls, and everything else! When she woke up from her nap she immediately climbed off the bed and went to the door- she was ready to go go go!

I would definitely recommend Hilton Head Island. There are a lot of child-friendly things to do there. If it is raining you can visit the "Island Playground" or another neat placed called "The Sandcastle"- both offer exploration and play for children under the age of 12 (and both have special toddler areas so the little ones don't get mowed down by the big ones). There are also Tanger Outlets in Hilton Head :) We didn't get to shop this time, but maybe next time if we stay longer!

Videos to come...

Love,
Lindy, Brian, Addisyn, and Bear/Dog