Hilton Head, SC

We enjoyed a great Spring Break road trip to Hilton Head Island. The weather was perfect, the sand was soft, the trees were green. It was a great week!
The drive wasn't too bad with 3 kids in the back seat.

It took about 11 hours, but the drive was one of the prettiest I have seen!

We got in just as it was getting dark, so we didn't get a chance to see the beach before settling in the night. In the morning I got the boys and I ran with them on their scooters along the bike path to the beach to see the sunrise over the ocean.

We took a wrong turn and ended up missing the sunrise, but is was a beautiful morning, and the exercise was welcome after sitting in the car for a day.

As you can imagine, we spent a great deal of time at the beach.

The boys loved splashing in the waves.

The girls loved laying in the sun. :)

We played A LOT of Mini Golf!!

There is a great lighthouse that we saw on the island.

We played in the pool... and the hot tub.

We drove 2 hours to Charleston and toured Fort Sumter, which is Ben's favorite part of the trip.

We had to take a 30 minute boat ride to Fort Sumpter, so I am not sure if it was the island, or the boat ride that was the highlight, but they both enjoyed the trip.

We also toured an aircraft carrier before and after our fort tour.

Even Brooke got into the spirit!

I can't believe how those sailors live!

I loved seeing those planes.

In the evening we took a carriage ride through Charleston to hear the history of the houses and town itself. (That was my favorite part.)

We took a hike through the nature preserve looking for Alligators, we didn't see any. :(

But on our last day we found one literally in our own backyard!!

We also took a drive down to Savannah for a day. We didn't get to see much, but it definitely warrants another trip! Look how beautiful!

We loved our trip to the south, and plan to return soon! Here are some other beach pictures added on, just because...