Labor Day Weekend

This year we make the 4-hour drive to Savannah to spend Labor Day weekend with Ben's sister and her family.  We arrived on Friday afternoon, and they took us to one of their favorite restaurants which is right on the water.  Lydia was having a rough time after all the travelling we did, so she and I spend most of the evening on the dock right next to the restaurant.

 A view of the restaurant, from the dock

 The bank was COVERED with mussel shells.  It was so cool!

 On Saturday, we drove into downtown Savannah and were just amazed at how beautiful the city is with its green city squares and picturesque architecture.  We played in a fountain:

 ... and we went on a carriage tour through the city.  I would highly recommend the carriage tour to anyone visiting Savannah.  Much better than a bus tour!

 Recognize the backdrop? "Life is like a box of chocolates ..." (Just insert a bench and Tom Hanks.)

 Better Homes and Gardens rated this street the most beautiful place to live in the Unites States.

After our carriage tour, we made our way down to river street, where we strolled along and looked at the merchants selling various crafts and things.

Then we had lunch at a yummy pizza place called "Your Pie", which I thought was pretty good, although Lydia was tired, cranky and driving me berserk.

Sunday was pretty relaxed--Lydia actually had an official "in-the-bed" nap for the first time in almost a week! (Poor girl.)  After dinner we drove out to Tybee Island (a place I REALLY REALLY REALLY need to visit again REALLY soon) to see the beach.  Lydia LOVED the water.  This video is for the grandparents, as it is a little long and might seem like overkill to anyone but parents or grandparents!

As if that wasn't enough adventure for one weekend, we ventured down to Wormsloe Plantation on Monday before we headed home.  If you didn't know, Wormsloe Plantation was one of the first places settled in Savannah, and the site of much of the filming of "Forrest Gump".  The avenue of Oak Trees was absolutely breathtaking.  I started taking pictures while Ben went in to pay the entrance fee and then noticed this sign:

Whoops!  Well, I figured we WERE paying the fees, even if it was a little bit after I took pictures ...  The plantation included a walking tour of the remains of the originally "tabby" plantation house.  I learned that "tabby" is a construction material that is composed of shells.  It was pretty cool.

Of course we had to take some pictures of ourselves running down the avenue ... "Run, Forrest, run!!!"  Even Lydia got in on the running action ... sorta.

We were so sad to leave; we had an absolutely wonderful time.  We're hoping we can return to Savannah again soon.  I need some more time at the beach!