The Todd Family: First Beach Trip and More!

We have had such a blast over the past week that I had to get on here and update everyone! We were very fortunate last week to be able to take the boys to Edventure Children's Museum. My mom and I took my boys and A.J. for the morning, and it was so much fun! Kaden has been twice before, but each times gets better because there are always new things for him to discover, plus, he is getting older and becoming interested in different things at the museum. Noah slept most of the time we were there, so it was a great morning. Afterwards, we met Kimbo for lunch downtown and then went home where we all crashed from exhaustion! It was a fun day!

This past weekend, we loaded up the minivan (literally - it was crammed) and took a trip down to Dataw Island where my grandmother lives. Dataw is a really nice retirement island located not far from Beaufort, SC. It was a long drive, but we made it without any major meltdowns. Anyway, the reason we went down is because my grandmother has begun having a little reunion for some of the family members and we go down once a year to the island's marina to see everyone. There's a nice picnic area where all the adults relax, and there's a playground and TONS of fiddler crabs to keep the kinds entertained. We had a fantastic time visiting with that side of the family :)

We stayed in Beaufort overnight, and the next morning we met back up with my mom, Kimbo, and A.J. to go to Hunting Island Beach which is located not far from my grandmother's island. It's a really nice beach that isn't too crowded, and it was the perfect place to take Kaden and Noah since this was both of their first times visiting a beach! I wasn't sure how Kaden would like it because he is funny about new things lately, but he absolutely LOVED the ocean! He loved jumping the waves and having Patrick carry him out into the water, and he especially loved digging in the sand with all the sand toys we took with us. Noah and I spent most of the time relaxing under the umbrella, but I did christen Noah as a beach bum by dipping his little feet in the water... he liked it too! I'm so glad the beach trip went well because we are going to Folly Beach with my parents for a week in August and this was great practice!

Enjoy the pictures!