HHI Day 5 (Tuesday)

Monday night we decided that on Tuesday (today) we would wake up and have a very quick breakfast and then head to the beach. We wanted to see if there was anything fantastic waiting for us in the sand. So we did just that. We had some Nutrigrain Bars and headed out the door.

Good morning little friend!

We got to the beach and after quite a long walk all we came up with was a few dead jellyfish, a big turtle shell, a few small crab shells and one starfish missing a leg.

We went back home and changed our clothes and headed up the to Lawton Stables.

We started off looking at the horses and ponies in the pasture. They had one Clydesdale, Harley. She is in the blood line of the AB Clydesdales. A lady at the stables told us she was rejected because she had too much white in her fur.

 

 

Time to leave the horses and go check out the petting area.

Here we are!

No one was really running up to this poor girl

Here piggy piggy…

 

Pretty wrap around porch!

 

Jamey went in to sign them up for pony rides. The girls took turns on the old horse outside.

Hannah met a friend walking over to the ponies. She asked me if/where she could pet it. I said, “nose”. Um, I guess I need to remember that she is three… because she tried the best she could to stick her entire hand in the poor horses nostril. Sigh. She finally got it right and everyone was happy.

Time to ride! The girls took a minute to meet some of the ponies while they waited their turn.

Looks like Abby is going first!

She hopped up on pretty white Romeo like a champ!

This is one of those pics you save for future boyfriends or the newspaper when she’s 16. LOL makes me laugh every time!!

Hannah’s horse was named Dixie. She wasn’t scared at all! Good girl!

Time to wash up and head on to our next adventure! I find it a bit comical that J chose the women’s room

Two tired cowgirls.

Hannah wanted one more ‘ride’. I have the best video from this moment. I’ll be sure to post all of the videos in a separate post at the end.

We left the stables in search of some refreshments. Can you believe that there is a Starbucks less than one mile from here?? After a coffee break we headed home for some lunch. We made some yummy turkey sandwiches and had a few Sun Chips. After lunch we got in a couple rounds of Hullabaloo. Jamey spent some time on the computer trying to re-rout our trip home around Atlanta (too much construction). Then we decided it might be time to hit the beach.

We made lots of holes and castles and turtles and volcanoes in the sand! Jamey grabbed some cheap sunglasses at the surf shop. He still believes there is a piece of sand in the hinge on one arm of his good sunglasses We were in and out of the water for a while. Then, back to our house.

I took this pic of this palm type thing. Mom knows the name. I think she and the Jones’ both have one. Except they have the tiny version and this one is more the size of a large gorilla. This was in our courtyard. You can see Jamey standing behind it by our front door. So pretty!

We were heading back to Harbour Town for some dinner. Remember, Harbor Town is still inside of the Sea Pines resort. We could safely and easily bike there — but we were planning on being there late, so this time we drove. Since we were getting down there pretty early, parking wasn’t bad at all.

We walked past the Liberty Oak Tree in Harbour Town. There is a stage under this tree. There are performances here most every night.

 

We decided to eat at The Quarterdeck. We had a great view, delicious food and spectacular live entertainment! Jamey had a surf and turf sandwich and I had the crab cake sandwich. We had an awesome waitress! She was so good with the girls! The girls asked if they could have a coaster with the lighthouse on it – not only did she bring them a handfull of coasters, she wrote their names on one in bubble letters. The girls were so happy!

Abby colored a beautiful “rainbow fish”.

You can see that Hannah LOVED the kids pasta…

…and the live entertainment!

After dinner the girls wanted to go in one of the gift shops. They found some jellyfish that they really wanted to get. I decided that I had enough to carry on this trip and knew we would be back. They were okay with waiting until another day. We left the gift shop and took a quick walk down to see the shells. Jamey noticed that the fishing poles on the boats had several strings on them. He stopped and spoke to one of the captains. He was so kind to take the time and tell Jamey all about the gear.

I think these pics turned out so cute. You can look at them and think, “Oh how nice. The girls look so cute strolling on the bank picking up shells.” But we will remember the stench stuck to their feet — like sewage… YUCKO!!!

The final thing we were doing today was a Sunset Dolphin Cruise on the Vagabond. This was a little bit special since we were going on a Tuesday. On Tuesdays Sea Pines has fireworks in a couple locations. This particular cruise allowed you to see them from the water. So beautiful!

We saw the Black Dagger docked again!

And here we go!

This is Daufuskie Island. Interesting fact: If you are older than 5th grade and still in school — you ride the school boat! No roads to this one! There were some gigantic houses out here!

Dolphins!! I didn’t get the greatest pics – because I really just wanted to watch them. They seemed to be having so much fun! If you look closely you can see they had babies with them!

 

 

Looking back at Harbour Town.

Some of the houses…

This was ruins from a plantation.

Here comes the sunset! Wow! It was just like a painting! We didn’t think we were going to get to see it actually set because of that thick band of clouds – but this view was still quite amazing!

Wait!! Maybe it will pop through the bottom?!

Yay!

And it was gone…

Now we were heading to our final stop to watch the fireworks. We noticed some more fantastic houses and went under a bridge. The girls (especially Hannah) were starting to get pretty antsy. Abby made friends with a pediatrician that was sitting right in front of us.

Grrr, I had my strap or something in front of my flash…

And finally! Firework time! Once again, I just wanted to watch. They were pretty. Seeing the reflection off of the water was quite beautiful! I didn’t have a tripod with me… but I still think a few of the pics turned out nice.

I seem to have forgotten now, but the girl were quite frustrating on this specific trip. It was close to 10:30 PM when this cruise wrapped up – and they had been dealing with very full and sleep deprived days. This might have been pushing Hannah just a little too late (for me to expect her to able to hold it together). Sigh. Lesson learned.

Hannah fell asleep on the long, slow ride back to the marina. Then I carried her the 14 miles to the car. Okay, well, it wasn’t 14… but it sure seemed like it! When did she get so heavy? This was one of those times I wish I had a pouch with me. Sure, her whole self wouldn’t fit in it anymore – but her bottom would have – and I could have dispersed her weight a bit better rather than ALL in my arms.

We loaded them in the car. They both were out by the time we drove the 2 miles back to our house. We changed their clothes while they slept – and they continued to sleep right until the next morning.

It was a fun filled FULL day! But what memories!!