Hilton Head Part 3 - Bye Bye Waves

Mothers have ideas... Ideas of how things should be in a perfect world. My mom and I talked and thought, "Gosh, wouldn't it be wonderful to get a family picture on the beach while we are on our trip?" We discussed, planned the outfits, and had this surreal idea of how things would go. We didn't plan on the wind, the screaming children, the hungry infant, the bright sun... Our "perfect" pictures didn't turn out so perfect. I have countless pictures of windblown hair and screaming children to show for our great "idea." Here is the best of all my gems.

The cutest picture of the bunch.
Another great mommy idea. I wanted the perfect picture of my boys. Brady holding Alex in the sand with the dunes in the background. Yeah right. Brady dumped Alex right in the sand and we had two unhappy children. We gave it one more try on the boat. Andy got this one just before Brady pushed Alex off of him and said "All done!"

Mommy and Daddy are smiling...the boys are not.

Following pictures, we thought that a little playtime was in order. Grandma and Grandpa graciously kept Alex for us and we headed back to the beach with Brady. We had a blast. Here are a few pics from the evening.

Playing in the waves with Daddy.

Digging in the sand

Showing mommy his toys

His first taste of salt water!

Making a "mountain" with mommy

Wet, salty, sandy, and happy!