Hilton Head Island and Savannah 2012-Pt.6

Well, glory be...we've finally reached the end of the road! Today is the final day for our summer vacation recap.  Hope I haven't bored you half to death! I just enjoy making memories with my family (boyfriend drama and all!) and wanted to share some of our fun times with y'all.

Friday, July 27th, was our last full day of vacation...sniff, sniff. We had a leisurely morning and hopped in the car around 12:30 PM and headed for the town of Beaufort, SC. On our way, we took a little side trip to Parris Island...the training camp for U.S. Marine recruits.  Being that Chris is a (former) Army Airborne Ranger, that was his cup of tea!  I think it brought back a lot of memories of his military days.

Here's the girls in the Parris Island Museum. Lots of memorabilia from various wars...very interesting place.

We were able to see some young Marines in training..and it was so hot that day! Can you imagine being out in that heat in heavy camouflage, ruck sacks, combat boots, and guns to carry?  My heart went out to them.  I will always say that there's just 'something' about a man in uniform.  Makes you proud to be an American!

We drove out to Fripp Island, but when we got to the gate, we were turned away because we weren't guests there. Great. We made a short drive through Beaufort and saw some of the beautiful Antebellum homes there, then we stopped at Cracker Barrel for an early dinner.  On our way back to Hilton Head, a thunderstorm popped up and the sky turned black...

Thankfully, it passed over fairly quickly and we were able to snap some family pictures, even though we weren't quite dressed for it.  It was kind of a last minute thing!

Now, surely you didn't think we weren't going to slide some silly pictures in there, did you?

Yep...that's just how we roll!  After we got done, we all felt like a challenging game of putt-putt.

Now, Chris, being the golfer that he is, takes the game very seriously.  He's out for blood every time!

Of course, that causes me to put my game face on and attempt to take him down!  I came close, but it just wasn't in the cards this time around.  Next time...he's toast!
 

We couldn't pass up the chance for one more late night walk on the beach...

 

So, as it always happens, our week came to an end all too quickly.  I keep wondering how many more opportunities we'll have to vacation together as a family. I sure hope it's a lot, but life has a way of putting a snag in your plans.  Guess for now, I'll be grateful for the memories we made and the fun we had...just the 4 of us.
         


P.S. Well, I kept Abby home from school, again, today.  She missed Friday of last week and Monday.  She just doesn't seem to be improving, even though she's on antibiotics.  Her cough is horrible! So, I'm taking her back to the doctor this afternoon at 1:30 PM.  Hopefully, something can be done for her to give her relief.