Labor Day 2013

We made a long overdue trip down to Georgia to visit Ben's parents over Labor Day.  We always have the best time every time we go down there.  There is never a shortage of fun things to do.

The drive itself wasn't exactly a pleasure.  6 hours in the car with 3 kiddos is never really fun, and even with a DVD player, iPad and audio books, the drive was bearable at best.  I instituted the "Prize Bell" incentive system, where both Jackson & Weston each got 2 clothespins with their pictures on them clipped to the visor.  They lose a clothespin if they yelled, kicked, argued, touched the DVD player, etc.  The Prize Bell would 'go off' {as in me saying "ding-ding-ding"} every 45 minutes or so and if they had at least 1 clothespin still up, they'd get a prize.  This little trick worked wonders and really gave them something to anticipate.  

Once we made it to Brunswick, we stayed pretty busy!  After watching the Wolfpack win their season opener on Saturday, we went on in the boat and both big boys had a blast tubing.  We were so proud of Weston for wanting to give it a try.

The high-light of the entire day, though, was riding in the back of the Ben's truck from the dock back to the house.  Pure joy!

The next day, we headed to Jekyll Island to squeeze in some beach time.  Both Jackson and Weston LOVED playing in the ocean.  Colton got his feet in the sand for the first time and was his usual chill self!

Weston was clearly worn out!

On Monday, we spent the morning hanging out on St. Simons.  It was beautiful weather and just enough of a breeze.  

Monday night, we hit up the best little hole-in-the-wall seafood place nearby Brunswick.  We have eaten there once and this time it did not disappoint.  And these 3 were big fans too!

We had a fantastic trip to Georgia and always leave saying "We should go down there more often!"