HIlton Head Vacation (Day 3 & 4)

The next morning, we stayed in to eat breakfast and let things warm up a bit before heading out to the beach.  The boys (all four) had big plans for their castle and moat.

Titus started by digging his own canal to the sea. Very impressive and he did it all by himself.

The older boys began the construction of their circular kingdom.

The boys received many accolades from beach goers as they passed by.

After construction, we warmed up a bit in the hot tub and headed in for some lunch.
Then the boys wanted to learn how to play Shuffle board.  

The girl lost interest and frankly needed to rest, so we headed back to the room while the boys went into the club house to play games.  They came back to a sleeping Amber and me contently reading a book.

We were running low on food but were not inclined to go out, so we decided to order Panera online and Chris went to pick it up real quick.  Then it was time to take a sunset walk.  I told the kids about how the last time we were here, there was no moon and without lights on the beach we almost missed our resort.  This night there was no such danger as the moon shone like a big lighthouse in the sky.  Amber and Titus flirted with the waves up and down the beach (and lost the battle a time or two).  Lance and Jared looked for treasures and Chris and I just enjoyed the quiet beauty (trying to stay a little ahead or behind the kids).

Eventually it was time to head back to the room and start packing up, we needed to leave early in the morning.  So into the Jacuzzi tub they went one last time.

Since I was a little girl, I have felt there was something magical about watching the sun rise on the beach.  It's an experience I've wanted to share with my children for years. Despite them growing up in Florida, we never spent a night on the beach where we could just walk out before sunrise.  Everyone was a little groggy but they were troopers and they all sauntered out to the beach to sit and wait for the sun with me.  It was a bit cold, so we bundled up in blankets on top of one of the resort storage boxes.  As you can see it was a perfect sunrise.

The lesson I learned this vacation is that things will be what you want them to be, I can vacation with my family and actually relax.  The kids haven't stopped asking when we can go back and I must admit I'm just as anxious to return.