Friday was our first full day all together on the beach in the morning. Robby and Justen, who both are not too fond of the sand, somehow managed to avoid being buried in the sand. Instead, they spent a few hours walking up and down the beach with Handley looking for sand dollars. Jen and I, who had been on the beach all week, had not seen a single one, but these two knew the trick. We kept filling our bucket with them and at the end of the day had a total of 48! That afternoon we soaked them in bleach and turned them from a dull brown to a beautiful bright white. I have a few ideas of what do do with all of them and plan to make some Christmas ornaments out of a few to remember our trip.
That evening we went back to Shelter Cove Marina for a yummy seafood dinner and of course we had to go see, "that man that sings songs." It started slow. Handley and Harper were the only two kids on the stage for a little while, but they were perfectly content to play with the shells and make little piles on the steps. It wasn't long before there were a lot of other kids surrounding the stage and taking part in the show. At the end all the parents were encouraged to come down and dance with their kids, so we all put on our dancing shoes.
Saturday the guys decided to play golf just one last time. While they were swinging the clubs, the girls enjoyed our last day on the beach. Handley kept asking Jen and I to help her find more sand dollars. Apparently, the lessons we'd gotten the day before didn't do much good, because we came up empty handed. However, while playing in one of the tidal pools Handley looked up at Jen with wide eyes and exclaimed that she had found one! She was so excited and we were so proud of her!
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| Handley's sand dollar |
Our last night was spent at Shelter Cove. After dinner we let the kids run around on the stage since there was no show that night. You can probably guess what entertained Harper...yep, the shells. She spent at least half an hour making little piles all over the steps and bleachers. Handley performed a few songs and dances before we loaded up on the shuttle for the last time.
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3 comments:
My brother and I grew up going to HH (we have family who live there). It is SUCH a great family vacation spot...so glad you guys enjoyed it! Your pix are too cute.
We grew up going to SSI and loved finding sand dollars there! Such fun memories you are making for your girls!
I love the picture of the girls running in the water! I am also so impressed with your sand dollars, that is amazing!
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