Kiawah Island Vacation

Wow, I am not sure how to pack a week's vacation into a blog post, but i'll give it a shot.

We survived two 10 hour drives, sharing a room with Ryan again, and a small bed - but all of it was completely worth it. It was our first real family vacation - just the three of us. I had nothing on my agenda accept being a dad for the whole time and it was wonderful. On the way down, Ryan had his first visit to McDonald's. The play yard was a bigger hit than the food. Once at Kiawah he had his first real swim in the ocean and first ice cream cone.

The island is amazing. Tons of wildlife and room to run. We saw countless lizards, a couple baby deer, a few alligators and tons of different birds. We also saw a snake on the beach. Ryan didn't even notice it until he stepped on it :) Snake and child both got away unharmed.

I had a great time taking pictures of Ryan, the island, the wildlife. But my favorite part of the trip was just leaving the camera behind for a while and spending time with the family - playing in the ocean, at the pool, in the park...

To get the best feel for the trip check out all the pics on smugmug - the Travel gallery has the animals, the Children gallery has Ryan....here are some of my favorites...