Our little Rayne turned 4 and the boys just had to be with their cousin to celebrate. And celebrate we did.
The trip started off a little rocky...we left on a Friday evening and realized about 15 minutes from home that Stinky wasn't in the car with us. I don't think we have ever done that...he normally screams for him before he is even buckled in, but he didn't this time so we assumed all was right. And it was, until our first night in the hotel. The next morning we went out and bought what we hoped was a temporary replacement but we knew that was a long shot...and it was. Lesson learned...never leave home without Stinky!
Back to the sunny side of the weekend...
We kicked off the weekend with lunch at Flounder's on a gorgeous day. There is nothing better than lunch on the beach on a beautful day - and a playground in the sand to keep the kids occupied!
Then it was on to the hotel for some presents...a little beach time...and then the kids had a blast in the (slightly heated) pool.
And a fun birthday dinner at Crabs - where, once again, the kids had way more fun on the sandy playground.
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| Nate picked out the birthday crown for her |
On Sunday, we kissed our cousins (and sister) goodbye...and headed to Ft Pickens to explore before we began our journey home. Another place where I spent most of my childhood but now appreciate so much more as an adult...it is a pretty cool place, so much history.
Then we had a (not-so-relaxing, tantrum-filled) lunch at Hemingway's (I was really missing my fresh seafood beach restaurants. Was disappointed to miss Peg Leg's but the wait was way too long with antsy kids!) and then hit the new "Observation Wheel" (i.e. ferris wheel). It wouldn't be a Cox Family road trip unless we filled every minute of the 36 hours we were in town!
Then we wrapped up our whirlwind weekend by grabbing ice cream, putting on our headphones and settling in for the long ride home....
It was a gorgeous weekend and it was so much fun celebrating Rayne's big day with her!
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