Kiawah Vacation

This past weekend Linc and I traveled to Kiawah Island, SC to visit my best friend and her husband. What started as a girl's only getaway weekend with just me and Candace turned into a family affair and we ended up staying with my in laws! BIL Cole and his new fiance Leslie were also there so we had a fun weekend getting to know each other and hanging out.

Thursday night we had a mini engagement party for Cole and Leslie and enjoyed a cookout at my mother in law's best friend's house. They have three Jack Russells who are a bit older than ours and it's nice to see they eventually slow down! Candace and Jeremiah arrived a bit later and we all went to sleep pretty early.

Friday we woke up early and went to The Beach Club. We stopped at East Beach Village for sandwiches and spent the day lounging on the sand. The boys played bocee ball almost the entire time and Candace and I caught up on our girl talk! We went to a jazz concert in Freshfields around dinner time and ordered take out from one of the local restaurants.

Saturday morning my MIL, Candace, and I went to water aerobics at Cassique. It was a tough class but lots of fun and we were surprisingly sore the next day! After putting on some lotion and collecting the boys we headed out to Rhett's Bluff to launch my in laws boat for a cruise down the Kiawah River. We docked at the Charleston Crab House for lunch and filled up on fresh caught fish and hush puppies.

After taking a tour around Charleston Harbor we were "pulled over" by the DNR because my BIL, who was riding in the front of the boat, had his leg hanging off the side. They checked our boat for a fire extinguisher and life jackets and unfortunately we came up two jackets short!! They issued my FIL a hefty ticket, gave us some life jackets to borrow, and we headed back home. We always joke that wherever Cole is trouble is sure to follow-- even out on the water!

Once we got back from the boat launch, we went swimming in my MIL's pool to wash off all the salt and watched as a storm came rolling in. That night Cole and Leslie made us three kinds of delicious pizza and we watched a movie since it was raining out. We went to sleep early again since all that fresh air and excitement had worn us out!

On Sunday we were a bit lazy and didn't really get moving until noon. We drove back out to The Beach Club and ate right by the water. Cole's friend Fonzi (who worked as a translator in the US Army) had just arrived from Iran and had his first taste of American cuisine! He liked the potatoes (french fries) the best but I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the whole experience! We took one "family" photo and then it was time to say goodbye.

Fonzi, MIL Sherry, BIL Cole, Candace, Miah, Me, and Linc

I wish Kiawah wasn't so far away because it is definitely my favorite place to vacation. We had such a great time catching up with Candace and Jeremiah and spending time with family. Can't wait to do it again soon! C- we're still going to Maine one of these days...and we'll see if it really snows on the ocean! hahahahah