Well, we should have known that something wasn't right when it took us over 4 hrs. to get to Fredericksburg, VA (normally it takes 1 1/2 hrs.). At times the roads were so clogged that we sat on I-95 for 45 minutes at a time, NOT moving. North Carolina looked like the result of WWIII as tornadoes had annihilated much of the trailers and billboards throughout the state. There were numerous power outages causing all of the small towns to clog up the interstate. We drove until about 10:30pm and then started to seriously look for a hotel. Mommy with her innovative new
After breakfast, we had a quick skype session with her husband, Matt, who is currently serving in Iraq. Mia and Ben loved playing with Sklyar and her toys! Once everyone was dressed, we marched like zombies out of her beautiful parlor house on Jones St. and headed to one of Savannah's most beautiful parks with Fireflies in hand (ice tea vodka and lemonade). Fact: Savannah permits public drinking. :)
Hanging at the park was SO much fun but at some point, we had to head back for some naps. The next day, we were much better rested so we headed to Tybee Island (about 20 min. away). we spent the day at the beach and Ben had a great time flying his kite. On the way home we stopped at the famous crab shack and posed with alligators, saw all kinds of tropical birds and ate like pigs!
Sallie Kate drove us all downtown to check out the sites. We toured an old ship and enjoyed the famous Wet Willies frozen drinks. Mia and Ben got frozen lemonades and we had a delicious lunch.
Sallie Kate, Mommy, Skylar and Ben ventured out when the little kids wouldn't nap. So we went for coffee and Sallie Kate gave Mommy the local tour of the town.
A feather flies by this church at the beginning of Forrest Gump. This is where the park bench was when Forrest tells his story. That night we had a BBQ and dyed Easter Eggs and made Easter treats.
One day we drove to Hilton Head, SC. We were impressed with how beautiful the beach and town were. It reminded us of a beach town you'd see in CA. This is when we found out that Ben gets carsick. Luckily he waited until we got out of the car before he got ill. Once we determined that it was just carsickness, we relaxed and had some major fun. By now, the kids were really good at making sand castles and that's pretty much all they did. The beach tired us all out so we went back home to rest. We had big plans for the evening: dinner at Paula Dean's restaurant and a horse and buggy ride around the town.
Skylar had a blast hanging in her water hole.
Kids are ready for a night on the town.
Mia eating her Southern pancake. Brad's chicken pot pie- holy cow!
Hanging on the square until our buggy ride.
The tiny house in the middle sold for over 1 million dollars. The house on the right from a Sears catalogue house. The windows were installed upside down.
Haunted hearse tour. Apparently Savannah has a ton of para-normal activity because it was built over graveyards. It's known as the most haunted city. Our last night was well spent. We had such a great time with Skylar and Sallie Kate. Since we had driven all the way down to GA, we decided to swing through Atlanta on the way back to visit Ben and Amanda. We didn't take too many pictures there but the kids sure had fun playing tackle in their front yard.
We spend just one night with Ben and Amanda in their new house. Then it was time to head home. Our trip back was still exhausting but not quite as long. It rained almost the entire way back and just when it started pouring around Charlottesville, VA, Ben got carsick. This time inside the car. So there we were on the side of the road in the rain. Once we got cleaned up, we pushed on through to make it home around 10:30pm. We certainly had a fantastic trip and spent some quality family time together.
