The Andersons: April 2012

Isle of Palms Beach Trips

While on the Isle of Palms we went to the beach, everyday. Sometimes twice. Noah loved it. We found a lot of crabs, dead jellyfish, and one really big starfish!!!! I think I was more excited by that than the kids were.
Noah loved running in and out of the water, although the waves weren't a real favorite of his. He preferred to be on the safe side and play in the tidal pools left behind by the receding tides. Everyday, Noah and Owen would get packed up into the wagon and hauled off to the beach (let me tell you how hard it is to pull a wagon through sand).
Noah and Owen were pretty much together non-stop for a week, and they both seemed to really like having the other around all the time, I wish they could go to the beach everyday because it was such fun to watch them both playing in the water. Here's some of my favorite pictures from the beach.

starfish!!!!

Owen with the starfish on his leg.

Noah with the starfish on his leg.

Charleston Children's Museum

While in Charleston we decided to take the kids to the Children's Museum, which turned out to be a great idea. We arrived first thing, which was a great idea as by 10:30 am the place was packed, unpleasantly so.
Noah loved the water table room and the art room the most, while Owen loved the pirate boat and the castle the most. It was funny to see how much they differed in what they really liked. Noah wouldn't have any part of the boat or castle (which is definitely where I would have been if I were a kid), but not Noah. He was totally content to spend his time in the water area.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

One of the days we were in Charleston, we headed out to the Magnolia Plantation & Gardens. We picked a very hot day to do this, thankfully the plantation was as well shaded as I remembered it. The place had a great petting zoo that entertained Noah. It had a beautiful house, lots of little lakes (alligators included) and pretty much everything you would expect to find in a plantation and garden. Next to Morris Island Lighthouse, this was by far one of my favorite places to visit.

Magnolia Plantation

Noah and I walking around the gardens

Noah looking at the plants

the bridge on every postcard you'll see of the plantation

Noah and I under a LOT of bamboo

Alligator!!!!! No, he wasn't in a cage.

Noah and Dad examining their surroundings.

egret in the swamp.

Noah looking out the swamp

snake on the side of one of the paths

Morris Island Lighthouse

While in South Carolina, we made the drive to Folly Beach (which was a madhouse) to visit one of my favorite sights the last time I had visited the area: Morris Island Lighthouse. I love the place. I was half hoping the tide would be out enabling me to perhaps walk a little ways out to it, but it wasn't to be. Instead, I got a bunch of cute pictures of the boys!