Our buddy Hunter came into this world on March 20th, 2007 and it hasn’t been the same place ever since. He has added so much to our world in the last ten plus years that I can’t imagine life without him. He loves the outdoors and has had a passion for snakes and lizards since he could walk.
Check out all of the amazing events that he as been a part of over the years.
Needless to say the entire Hayes household arose early with excitement as our Disney Fantasy Cruise embarkation day had arrived. To backup the storyline a bit, this cruise was two months in the making, but we only told the boys about it the Sunday before we departed. In classic Emily style we wanted to have a fun and unexpected reveal… Read more »
Regardless of the amount of time you spend on a vacation, you inevitably get to the last full day. With such an amazing week behind us, from our arrival day, a week prior, through today, we were not ready to leave. But today, the realization set in that this was the last day to enjoy all of the fun that… Read more »
Having had our fill of Resort breakfast for a bit, I got our day started by heading down the street to pick up some delicious bagel sandwiches from the Island Bagel Co. This has also become a sort of Hilton Head tradition. The Island Bagel Co. is one of the few places we have been able to find an Everything… Read more »
We awoke to a quiet Hilton Head morning. This was our first day without the wonderful company of Kee and Colonel, who left for home the day prior. We took our time getting up and ready as we kept our social calendar pretty open for the day. We chilled in the room for a bit, allowing the boys to play… Read more »
Coming off the heels of an action packed, full filled birthday for Hunter, we were all ready for a chill resort day at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort. Although we were all exhausted, this was unfortunately Kee and Colonel’s last day at the resort, so we wanted to get a few things in before we had to say our goodbyes…. Read more »
After a fun day two relaxing around the resort, we had finally arrived at our day of celebration, Hunter’s tenth birthday! We were first awoken by Hunter at 3:30 am when he was knocking on the bathroom door, which startled Emily and I a bit because we weren’t expecting a knock. Hunter had a hard time getting back to sleep because the… Read more »
After a fun day one relaxing at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, we were finally settled in and enjoying the start to our relaxing week. Although it was a bit brisk, and quite windy, that didn’t stop Colonel and I from our traditional bike ride to the beach. Since I already had my bike, we met down by the Community… Read more »
Drive From Orlando, FL to Hilton Head Island, SC After a busy few months of work, birthday prep, and school, the Hayes family was ready to enjoy a relaxing Spring Break at one of our favorite destinations to chill, Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort. We first visited Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort on our east coast road trip in 2008,… Read more »
Friday, February 10th 2017 – Emily’s Pre-Birthday Begins Those of you who know Emily know that she loves to stretch out her birthday celebration as long as humanly possible, and 2017 was no exception. We official kicked up EmilyFest on Friday night as Emily’s parents were kind enough to have the boys stay the night so we could enjoy date… Read more »
Morning on the Disney Dream With the seas as rough as they had been the night before after departing Castaway Cay, waking up to the calmness was both a blessing and a curse. It meant that the ship was tied up and we were back at Port Canaveral… our cruise had ended. We were excited, however, to wake up to… Read more »