December Beach Day!

A few months ago I got tickets to see the Christmas lights at Airlie Botanical Gardens in Wilmington. Ben ended up with multiple work projects in South Carolina in December and had to be out of town most of the month. We hadn't seen him in a week and he was going to be working through the weekend so he met us in Wilmington on a Saturday. We started at the aquarium and the kids were so excited when he arrived. It was a gorgeous 75 degree day so we went to the beach for a few hours and even got in the water. We had fun walking out to a sandbar and Simon and Oliver loved splashing in the waves. The girls had fun collecting some huge seashells. After the beach we headed to the light display and had fun walking around on such a nice evening. We ended our night at Waffle House (the kids' favorite) before saying goodbye to Ben. Thankfully the kids slept for most of the two hour drive home and transferred to their beds easily.