A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure of meeting some dear friends in the darling city of Savannah, Georgia. Two of our friends who met us there have a sweet 3-year-old girl, so Parker had a friend for the trip, which was nice since he's usually the only little person around. It was a fun-filled trip with lots of sightseeing, eating, playing and sweating. Good Lord was it HOT there! Here are a (ridiculous) number of photos from our trip, which explains why it took me 2 weeks to finally write this blog post. Enjoy the mini-tour of Savannah!
We arrived on Friday night and started off our trip with a bang...literally. There was a fireworks show on the river, which was very close to our hotel, so after dinner, we wandered over to the river to check it out. Neither of the kiddos seemed overly impressed with it and we had all had a very long day, so we headed back to the hotel and called it a night.
The next morning, everyone was fresh and ready to go. The kids put on their conductors hats and we hopped on the trolley for a morning tour of the city.
We made it half way through the tour and hopped off at Forsyth Park. Across the street was the Mansion at Forsyth and adjoining hotel, which is where the Irishman and I stayed 4 years ago when I was 33 weeks pregnant with Parker.
There was also a playground there where the kids got a chance to burn off some energy.
After a bit, we hopped back on the trolley and made our way back to the river where there happened to be some bounce houses and this crazy, ridiculously fast slide. I swear, Parker must have been going upwards of 30 miles per hour. The child was a blur coming down!
He loved it of course. After bouncing and racing down the slide, we settled in for lunch. Did I mention that it was hot outside?
After lunch, we walked down the historic river bank...
and then we got back on the trolley to check out the railroad museum before it closed for the day. Needless to say, Parker was seriously excited to see the trains and the roundhouse with the train sheds.
Later that evening, we tried to take some pictures of the kids. Check out my little ham.
We did manage to get a couple of sweet pictures (of the 86 that I took), but the above picture definitely catches Parker's spirit and silliness.
The next day, we decided to walk around some of the squares in Historic Savannah. There were beautiful tree lined streets...
and cannons...
and other great shady spots for taking pictures.
Then, Parker got to sit in time out right in front of the Mercer House where Jim Williams shot and killed his "friend." In case you're wondering what the time out was for, Parker ran across the street without holding one of our hands.
After that, we headed out to Tybee Island. Here's the Tybee lighthouse, which I believe is the oldest in Georgia.
After the lighthouse, we headed over to the Crab Shack, which was a fun (and tasty) outdoor restaurant.
The Irishman and I taught Parker to take out his aggression on the Gators. Boo Hiss!
And there actually were a number of live alligators, which we wisely counseled Parker not to punch in the face. We are the pinnacle of responsible parents.
I thought this sign was cute.
Then we chowed down. Parker had crackers and a hot dog while the Irishman and I split a seafood boil. He ate the sausage, corn, potatoes and shrimp while I had the crawfish, crab legs, mussels and the other half of the shrimp.
They also had a cute little Cat Shack there...
...with this hilarious sign.
Finally, Parker got a chance to feed the alligators.
We headed back into Savannah and let Parker beat the heat by playing in the fountains at Ellis Square.
I saved the best picture for last - tell me that this kid does not look just like Michael Jackson striking a pose here. I have no idea what he was doing, but it sure does look funny.
All in all, it was great to catch up with friends and I think we all had a pretty good time.
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