What an awesome night we had. The girls went down so easily and didn't make so much as a peep all night. I had requested a 6:00 wakeup call so I could get to the store before everyone woke up (and, admittedly, to hear what the wakeup call might be (given that on Disney properties they are generally something unique)), and holy cow was it irritating. Give me Stitch urging me to wake up any day, over whatever they call this lady screeching in my ear. But now I know ;)
I got ready for the day and made a quick run to the nearby Piggly Wiggly for some groceries, and the girls were up by around 7:00. Poor Hartley was still sick as snot, and couldn't even keep her Zofran down at first, so it was a bit of a long morning. Eventually we got her vomiting under control though, so we were off to explore the grounds. In the light, the place was even cuter! We also noticed the aforementioned luggage carts and other Disney details --
We picked up a pin at the Broad Creek Mercantile, spent some time on the fishing pier (and checking out the gazillion oysters on either side!), and made our way to community hall.
At 10:30 there was a toddler activity called "Shadow's Toy Box" that we were excited to check out. (Shadow, FYI, is sort of the "mascot" of the resort, a Golden Retriever that lived on the property before it was built up).
For 30 minutes, there were coloring stations, puzzles, games, and more Mr. Potato Head pieces than you can imagine! :) Emmersyn had a great time playing the whole time, but poor Hartley slept through the majority of it, waking up only for a few minutes at the end.
After this, it was already time for lunch. We headed back to the room for pizza and a nap. Oh yes, and some laundry! Fun! Despite sleeping most of the morning, Hartley opted for an early nap instead of lunch. The rest of us enjoyed pizza in the breakfast nook and watched the Resort channel that even had a special slideshow announcing guests' celebrations - birthdays, graduations, weddings, etc. This place is freakin' adorable.
At about 2:30, the girls (and I!) woke up from our nap and got ready to head to the beach. mentioned that Disney's Hilton Head Resort was located in an awesome, secluded part of the island called Shelter Cove. The private beach house is located just a minute away, and has everything you'd need to spend an entire day at the beach - restaurants, a refillable mug station, a pool, a den (with big-screen TV), an arcade and more! We were a little skeptical, but quickly came to LOVE the "best of both worlds" set-up of the resort and beach house.
Zach and I were excited to take Emmersyn and Hartley to the ocean for the first time(!), even though it was obviously going to be too cold to spend much time there. Their reactions were absolutely priceless! Neither girl was crazy about the feel of sand beneath their toes, and Emmersyn spent the first several minutes telling me (somewhat frantically) that she had "beach in [her] shoes!". :)
We tried to dip our toes in the ocean too, without much luck. The tide was going out, so we kept trying unsuccessfully to predict where the water would wash up, missing it every time. Until we didn't. It got Emmersyn and I good - coming up past Emmersyn's knees! Oops :) We spent the rest of the time there (just about an hour) walking around looking at (and some of us trying to eat) shells, digging in the sand, building "castles" (one-year-olds are easily pleased!), and watching the birds and dogs going by.
When we were finished at the beach we came back to a car that was COMPLETELY covered in bird poop. Aack! We made a quick run through a carwash and headed back to the resort to eat at the counter service restaurant, Tide Me Over. Unfortunately, we hadn't noticed the posted hours and got there too late. Back out we went, to practically the same lot as the carwash :) to Fuddruckers. Ahh, Fuddruckers, how we miss you!
The early evening was spent grabbing some cookies and cider and saying hello to the staff at the front desk, exploring Big Murggie's Den and the Live Oak Lodge building, and daydreaming about our extended stay here "someday", until it was time for... the Campfire! The resort offers campfires 2-3 nights per week, and we were thrilled to be there on one of the nights it was taking place. We weren't sure what to expect, but really had a great time. In addition to S'mores (always good), two energetic Cast Members got the entire group (about 30 people) involved in classic campfire songs, corny movements and all! My sick little Hartley girl was not really into it, but enjoyed watching while half asleep on my lap. Emmersyn, on the other hand, was hamming it up and having a blast.
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