Holly Jolly Jekyll

There are tons of activities to be found on Jekyll during the Holly Jolly Jekyll season.  We spent last Saturday checking them all out.  We arrived around lunch and ate at the Wharf in the historic district.  Near the restaurant was the "ice skating" rink that has been erected for the season.  The kids had high hopes, but it was a bit disappointing.  Obviously, there was no ice.  We were basically walking around on sheets of plastic.  It did not feel like actual skating.  Still, the kids gave it their best try and spent a good 20 to 30 minutes or so ice skating plastic walking.

 We spent some time walking around the historic district.  We stopped to make a Christmas ornament and to get ice cream.

Once it got dark, it was time for the golf cart parade.  This was really cool.  The participants went all out on those golf carts. The kids' favorite was the gingerbread house golf cart.  They voted for this one to receive the people's choice award.  I liked the golf cart that was decorated to look like the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.

 The parade ended on the front lawn of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.  There was a DJ set up and some games and contests were planned.  One of those contests was an ugly sweater contest.  When the DJ announced that this contest would be taking place following the parade, the kids begged to go back to the car so that they could get my beautiful Christmas sweater out to enter in the contest.  So, we ran to the car following the parade, got my sweater, and Owen entered the contest.  He got third place and was really excited about it.

 And, of course, we had to check out the lights in the historic district before we left for the evening  They were beautiful and were the perfect way to close out the day.