Hurricane Ike Makes Landfall At Litchfield Beach

Well, we're back from our week-long beach trip with the Banks family at Litchfield Beach. What a nice vacation! We experienced incredibly beautiful weather and not one cloudy day during our entire stay. Unfortunately, we had to pack up and leave a day early because Tropical Storm Hannah was bearing down on us, but it was a small price to pay for five days of sunny skies and warm temperatures (and two rounds of golf!).

The trip marked Mason and Ike's first trip to the beach. Not to be outdone, Simba also joined us, making his second ever trip to the beach. Because of the extra 'cargo,' Brooks and I had to take two cars to the beach just to have room for all of our luggage and the baby gear. On the way to the beach she followed behind me with the twins while I toted Simba. Of course, as is the case with two month olds on road trips, we had to make an impromptu pit stop to provide a feeding. Because our route to Litchfield Beach took us through some very rural areas with spotty/non-existent cell service, Brooks' signal to me that Mason and Ike were crying and needed to be fed was to turn on her windshield wipers. This signal occurred a few miles west of Kingstree.

On the way back to Charlotte I returned the favor and drove the twins while Brooks had Simba. This time I made sure to take a route that included more populated areas with reliable cell service.

Below are a lot of photos from the trip. Enjoy.