Our little champion traveler racked up another 1500 miles on her personal odometer last week as we ventured down to Florida for Cousin Shae's wedding.
We decided to split the drive up and do it over two days each way. We had a fabulous stay in Myrtle Beach on the way down. The hotel room we rented was literally bigger than our home in Virginia but was ridiculously cheap since it's "off-season" there. When our little road warrior went down for to bed in her palatial bedroom, Mommy and Daddy indulged themselves in probably the best room service they've ever had.
The next day, we rolled the dice on a place to stop for lunch and not only wound up finding a place for a good down-home Southern meal, but also lots of entertainment for our girl. The restaurant, Jasper's Porch, is built on a little pond with a decent sized fountain in the middle and some gigantic carp. There's a jogging trail around the pond with some front porch-style swings, and the girl went crazy swinging with her folks before we had to hop back in the car again.
Then, it was on to Amelia Island for the wedding and family get-together. The town of Fernandina Beach was really charming and the beach house we rented was ideally situated. While half of us were off at the wedding festivities, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Sheree and Uncle Jonathan took care of the babysitting duties.
Despite racking up so many miles, Madeleine was really happy to see the family.
When he was single, Daddy always dreamed about picking up a beautiful bikini-clad girl at the beach and entertaining her in the hot tub - he just didn't realize it would work out like this.
Uncle Derek was a little nervous handling the baby (mercifully for him, we didn't make him change a diaper) - but Aunt Sheree was always there to keep her entertained.
Aunt Kim has agreed to serve as Madeleine's fashion consultant.
Madeleine couldn't take her eyes off of Uncle Jonathan - she's not used to seeing men with facial hair!
The wedding itself was really enjoyable - a nice location, great food and music, and a bride and groom who are obviously made for each other. We had so much fun seeing the family and catching up with old friends who we haven't seen in awhile.
Our weekend flew by and we were back on the road again before we knew it. We stopped for lunch in Savannah (BBQ - Daddy's favorite) because it was high on Mommy and Daddy's list of places to see - it was every bit as good as advertised. Our accomodations for the night were kind of a dud but the people were nice and the drive back was a lot shorter than the drive down.
It was a great weekend with lots of good memories. And, our girl has officially conquered I-95!
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This sounds like SOOO much fun! Please congratulate Shae for me, too. Guess what, Poppa B? After becoming somewhat starstruck with Polyface Farms (T.O.D. book you recommended!), I looked at their web site last week and discovered that they distribute through a place near my house. Yesterday I bought Polyface Sausage and Polyface bacon! Now, the bacon was $15+, but still... I can't wait to eat it with a clear conscience!
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