Vay-cay-shun

As I mentioned last week, we just got back from a wonderful week at the beach. We decided to go low key this year, despite my longing for London, and "just" go to the beach. We are very fortunate that we live within a few hours of this:


The view from the back porch



Sometimes its easy to take it for granted - we used to go for long weekends all the time, but as our lives and careers got more hectic, it got down to a few times a year .

We had a blast, once we got there. Two adults + one infant + one large dog = way more crap that I anticipated. Did I mention that we were towing a boat too? I really wish I had a picture, but by the time we finally managed to get on the road we were all so frustrated that I wasn't slowing down long enough to snap a picture.

It was worth it though. We went to the beach every day (short visits with lots of sunscreen and hats).

AG discovered her big brother (and vice versa).

We took a day trip to Beaufort, SC and AG sat in her very first highchair.  Note the Captain taking a picture with his cell phone, because we needed pictures of the momentous occasion from every angle.

We explored alternative means of transportation.

Most of all we just enjoyed spending time together and relaxing.  Even if she won't remember it, the 1,412 pictures we took of our first family vacation will be there.

Enjoying a sunset