Vacation Part Three: Savannah, Georgia

The third stop on our vacation was Savannah, Georgia.  Kerry and I were very excited about going to Savannah mainly because we'd never been there before, and to be perfectly honest, we couldn't wait to eat authentic southern food!

We arrived in Savannah early in the afternoon. We found some parking and headed to  The Lady and Sons for a late lunch.  The food did not disappoint and they had the best sweet tea we had the entire vacation.

After lunch we walked around and stopped in a few shops.  Kerry and I could've spent a few more hours shopping and just enjoying the downtown area, but our kiddos were getting bored.  So we decided to drive out to Tybee Island to check out the beach.

Tybee was really pretty.  There were hardly any people on the beach, it felt like we had the entire area to ourselves.

This was the first time for our kids to ever see any ocean, and they soaked up every minute of it.  They both roared with laughter each time the big waves crashed over them. It was so much bigger and better than they had imagined.

I love the beach so much.  I hadn't been since before the kids were born.  The peace and enjoyment of being on the beach, AND watching my babies live it up is simply immeasurable.

Gosh, I love them so.

Deacon was half freaking out and half pure excitement when Kerry took him into the big waves.  He had a death grip on Kerry's head.

The kids saw this giant shark head on our way to the beach.  I told them we'd stop on the way back and they could take a picture in it's mouth.  Hayden walked right in, Deacon was a little nervous about it.  It took some coercing to convince him it was safe.

The next morning we headed back downtown and ate breakfast at Goose Feathers (or Chicken Feathers as Deacon kept calling it).  This place was yum.  Freshly baked everything.  Deacon and I both had a raspberry filled croissant, Hayden ate a Belgian waffle, and Kerry tried the quiche.  Everything was divine.

After breakfast we walked across the street and checked out this quirky little kitchen store.  The kids picked out a Oklahoma-shaped cookie cutter.  This store had some gorgeous jadeite dishes that I longed for, but not wanting to spend all of my spending money I walked away. But, I still think about them...a lot. 

After breakfast we walked around downtown, did some more shopping, and looked at the riverboats.

I really wish I had taken more pictures of Savannah.  We did have to walk around in a light rain most of that morning, so I couldn't get my camera out.  Savannah is a beautiful city with lots of history.  I'd love to go back some time and check out all the things we missed.

Next up, our last stop: Hilton Head, South Carolina.