That's right, Edisto's been on my mind since we left in December. Thanks to Dad and Brenda, we had a chance to go back and visit when it was a little warmer. We left last Friday for Columbia, spent the night, and headed to the beach Saturday midday. To say we've been anticipating this would be an understatement. Drew thought he'd be able to go but, alas, work picked up (good news) and he couldn't get away (bad news). So, the kids and I went on down to the beautiful Lowcountry of South Carolina to the one place that never really seems to change.
We arrived on Saturday afternoon to a full high tide. That kind of scared Ward and Mary Fran a little bit and we'll get to the effects of that later, ahem. Having said that, the tides were wonderful for us with high tide being around 6 or 7 in the morning so it was going out when we were on the beach in the mid-morning. Here are all the young 'uns getting ready to hit the beach for the first time Sunday morning. They were all excited...except Cade...as you can see. He just wanted to be held by momma. :)
As you can see, Cade warmed up to it all.
Ward and Mary Fran were content to stay up on the "dry sand" and play while...
...Evie wanted to sit in the water and solve the world's problems with Uncle Grayson.
The house where we stayed was on the "front beach" and we could probably have thrown a fishing line out at high tide from the deck. The big dune you see is what we went down to get to the beach. This provided ample entertainment for Ward, as you can see, as well as a "safe haven" for he and MF. Yes, the mote was filled with "shark's teeth and alligators" as Mary Fran says.
Mary Fran decided she needed a break from the building so she and Pa Pa walked down to the jetty.
Evie frolicked in the ocean with Uncle Grayson and Aunt Jessica and...
As you can see, Cade warmed up to it all.
Ward and Mary Fran were content to stay up on the "dry sand" and play while...
...Evie wanted to sit in the water and solve the world's problems with Uncle Grayson.The house where we stayed was on the "front beach" and we could probably have thrown a fishing line out at high tide from the deck. The big dune you see is what we went down to get to the beach. This provided ample entertainment for Ward, as you can see, as well as a "safe haven" for he and MF. Yes, the mote was filled with "shark's teeth and alligators" as Mary Fran says.
Mary Fran decided she needed a break from the building so she and Pa Pa walked down to the jetty.
Evie frolicked in the ocean with Uncle Grayson and Aunt Jessica and......Knight Ward guarded their second castle.
Sittin' pretty
Cade was having fun but it was naptime, you know.
Sittin' pretty
Cade was having fun but it was naptime, you know.On a side note, one of the ladies at our church let me borrow this water sling and it was WONDERFUL!!! If you have a little one that isn't walking yet and you're going to the beach, this is a must have. The Cadester and I both thoroughly enjoyed it.
This was the scene after lunch at around 12:15. He goes down for a nap at 1. He didn't budge when I picked him up. Sweet times...
This was the scene after lunch at around 12:15. He goes down for a nap at 1. He didn't budge when I picked him up. Sweet times...
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