Jekyll Island

What do you get when you cross five kids, three villas, and one of Georgia's barrier islands? Why- you get a fun-filled weekend on Jekyll Island with the Schwallenberg/Ford family. Although our time together was relatively short, we definitely made the most of it. All together, there were seventeen of us, and we occupied three villas and an additional hotel room. This weekend was great for us because it gave us a chance to spend time with Brian's aunts, uncles, and cousins- which is not something that we get to do often because they all live so far away. I think that Olivia and Owen were also very excited to get to see their cousins- especially Emory who is about the same age as Olivia. Those three kids spent hours running around the villa playing chase and everything else that they could think of. The bigger kids- Otto and Dylan- even joined in and played a game that my siblings and I used to refer to as "baby team". (You know- the game where the bigger kids run away and hide from the smaller kids aka the "baby team".)

One highlight of the trip was getting to swim in the villa's very nice pool and kiddie pool. Even Owen, who has been very shy about getting into pools in the past, got in and had a great time. It probably didn't hurt, though, that he was tall enough to stand in the kiddie pool and that Papa Charlie was willing to carry him around in the adult pool. Here are some pictures of the time we spent at the pool. I have some more pictures of our trip, but I am still sorting through those, so there will be additional posts.