St. Simon's 2014

Our trip to St. Simon's was exactly what we needed to wrap up our summer break.  We had fun with our family (Tyler's sister and her family, Tyler's dad and step mom, and my mom joined us), and the kids had a blast on the beach, playing on the playground and at the water park, eating ice cream) on a daily basis) and exploring the island of St. Simon's.  

On the drive down there, the kids needed something to occupy their time.   What could be better than chapstick?  Molly thought it was a sunscreen stick and rubbed it all over her face.

 

The kid's favorite things to do at the beach were to explore the tide pools and sand bars, float on the waves and ride on the skim board.  Molly really didn't like the murky parts of the water, but other than that she was all over the beach unless we fed her snacks to keep her out of the sun for a little while.

 

 

 

We ate at some of out favorite restaurants including Iguanas, Sal's Pizza and Southern Soul BBQ.

  

Mid-week we went to the water park at the Village to give ourselves a break from the beach.  Because of Molly's behavior, there are probably several lifeguards there that will not choose to have children for a LONG time.  However, a good time was had by all! :)

 

Vacations are all about taking it easy! Tyler is recovering from a herniated disc so Molly decided to do some stretches with him to support his recovery.

 

 Meanwhile, Bo climbed a treat to read a good book!

We also had this pond near our condo.  On three different days, we fed the friendly (and very hungry) ducks, turtles and fish.

 

Other notable things:
Bo learned to play Bunco on the trip!  Now he can fill in whenever my group needs a sub. :)  He also loves playing bags/cornhole and put up a good fight when my mom and I took on he and Tyler in a bags competition while we were on vacation. 

Molly's thing lately has been to ask us questions that she wants us to ask her.  For example, instead of saying "The balloon is pink" she will ask us "What color is the balloon?"  We have to remind her to tell us what she knows and then she will state the obvious. 
Another cute expression that she says now is "I sure do!"  We can ask her if she likes something or if she wants to do something and her response is "I sure do."  However, she says it in a cute, southern toddler way so it sounds more like "I sure do-oo!"