Hilton Head 2008

                                              Brent, Nile, Jason, and Claire
                                               me and my B
                                                       Scott with Brent on Dixie
                                                   Claire on Romeo
                                     Maddox Family at the nature preserve
                                   Scott and the kids at the playground
                                        Claire, Brent, and Nile at the beach

                                             Scott and Claire on their bike

We just returned from our family vacation in Hilton Head, South Carolina.  We had a great time.  When we got there we went to the beach first thing, Brent did not like the sand.  He walked on his tiptoes and wanted to be held.  Claire and Nile found a few sand dollars and seashells.  We had a couple of beach days.  The kids loved playing in the sand and boogie boarding.  Scott and my brother Jason got stung by a jelly fish one of the days at the beach.  It was quite a painful experience.  

Scott, Jason, and Nile went golfing a couple of times, once at Hilton Head National Golf Course and then at Heron Point at Sea Pines.  They also took some golf lessons.  While they were golfing, I took Claire and Brent to the pool.  We went on bike rides every day to the nature preserve and saw lots of alligators, turtles, lizards, snakes, birds, and frogs.  The kids loved going bike riding.  Jason babysat for us one night so Scott and I could go see The Dark Knight.  It was a great movie!  We enjoyed our date night.  We ate at the Crazy Crab which is one of our favorite restaurants.  Scott and Nile love the crab legs and Claire and Brent love the hushpuppies.    We also tried out a new restaurant the Sea Shack.  It was kind of a hole in the wall place but I had the best salmon I think I have ever had.  We will definitely go back there again next year.  We also enjoyed ice cream in Harbor Town by the lighthouse.  We climbed the lighthouse and while we were on top we saw a dolphin come right up to the dock. Claire and Brent also went on pony rides while Nile was at his golf lesson.  To finish off a long day of driving from Hilton Head to St. Louis, Scott got a speeding ticket in Illinois. We had a great family vacation.