Together with Friends at the Beach

Our ResortQuest condo is spacious and sleeps eight, so we invited our dear friends the Costners (who moved a little less than a year ago to North Carolina) to join us for the second half of the week. Hubby Matt couldn’t come, but sweet Alyson and baby Max arrived last night.

We are so thrilled to have them here.

{That’s another great thing about vacation rentals – often they are spacious enough to vacation with family or friends.}

This morning we hit the beach bright and early with all the kids and a lot of gear in tow.

We stayed for more than two hours and had an absolute blast playing and enjoying the beautiful Hilton Head weather. I can’t say enough about this place. It is magical, picturesque and serene – everything you would hope for a beach vacation.

It is so fun to watch little kids play and discover, isn’t it?

Elias loves running in the ocean waves and building sandcastles. He is joyous over every tiny sea creature we find.

Max had never been to the beach before today and he LOVED the sand. He crawled and explored to his heart’s content.

And Adeline, oh Adeline. She thinks she is as big as her brother and loved playing in the water.

But her nap time hit and she slept in our little beach tent, snoring to the sounds of the waves.

This afternoon we went to Coligny Plaza and let the kids play in the fountains. Elias and Max were hesitant at first, while Adeline was fearless.

She would stick her finger in the hole that the water sprayed from, get sprayed in the face, shake her head, laugh and do it again.It was hilarious and I think they were all sad to come back to the condo to nap. 🙂 Granted, the babies both fell asleep in the car, so they were definitely ready!

We are really enjoying watching them form little friendships. What a special blessing.

Tonight we are going on a dolphin tour and are really looking forward to getting on the water.

Have you ever vacationed with friends?

Disclosure: ResortQuest® by Wyndham Vacation Rentals generously provided the accommodations at our amazing Sea Pines condo and inspired this week’s Hilton Head vacation series. All sight-seeing adventures and opinions are my own!