Vacation Baby

As travel agent for this spring vacation to Hilton Head, I breathed a huge sigh of relief as we walked into the 3 bedroom condo we had rented for 4 days. I had been wracked with nervousness about whether things would be as I had planned, whether the condo would really be as nice as advertised, whether we would feel that we got a good value for our money, etc. Whew! The place was perfect for our little group, and we had a great time. We had a ocean views from every room, and Josh & I slept with our balcony door open almost every night. There's nothing more soothing than the ocean sounds. The Island was great, too. It had a great balance of beautiful surroundings plus proximity to things like restaurants, a Fresh Market, golf, and shops (although the girls did NOT go shopping, amazingly enough). Kate must have been soothed by the ocean sounds as well, because she slept really well -- even better than she does at home! Every morning we went out onto the beach for a bit, and we usually spent our afternoons at the pool. I made no attempts to get any sun, which is a huge change for me. Before we went out I was slathering myself with 30spf! Yet another sign of aging. Josh took care of Kate a lot for me, so I could relax by the pool or in the pool. :-) Lydia was a lot of fun to be around, and of course, she really loved hanging out with her cousin "the Kate." She knocked on the door almost every morning to ask if she could come in to our room. She couldn't get enough of Kate's toys and various "seats" as she calls them. One of her fav things to do is use Pup as a little baby, and place him in the bouncey seat or gym mat. Of course, she wasn't above playing with that little gym herself. She couldn't get enough of the musical fish. Another noticeable difference in this vacation was the total lack of game playing. Instead, we chose to read. . a lot! Yet another sign of parenthood.