Hilton Head - Pool

The house we stayed in had a pool in the back yard. It would have been nice if it were about twice as wide as it was, but the amazing thing about it was that starting at about 3pm it was entirely in the shade! Since we spent every morning out and about or at the beach, it was good to have some time out of the sun, especially since they swam for at least a couple of hours every afternoon! 

My kids were a little timid in the water for all of about 20 minutes the first day, and then spent the rest of the time jumping in and splashing around with great joy! By the last day, after a few "swim lessons" with mom, Eli was doggy paddling without his life vest like a pro! Logan and Eli loved making up dives with their cousin Will that were creative and brave!

Logan would have spent all day every day in the pool if we'd let him. He was always the first in and the last out, and then only because we told him he had to for dinner or bed!

Jake impressed us all with his fearlessness in the water! He would want up onto the raft and then would lunge off, not minding at all if you weren't quite there to catch him and he got totally submerged in the water! He would just blink a few times and then climb back on the raft to do it again!

The kids played sharks and minnows, a dive and catch game with the frisbee, a dolphin game, tag, and games with the rafts. It was a blast!