Best Family Vacation in Years

We got back from Hilton Head last night, and I must say that we had a great time, with no big meltdowns from Caroline at all. The kids said it was their favorite vacation since Young Life's family camp at Trail West in Colorado about seven years ago. We rented a nice time share townhouse right on a golf course with plenty of room (three and a half bathrooms!) and the kids loved being able to bike everywhere. Between the beach, the pool, the gorgeous harbors, and kayaking, golf, the petting zoo, and alligator sightings, we all had a blast. I felt so relaxed the whole time and I could tell that Bill was too. Nobody wanted to come home! We are so grateful to the Lord for this respite. To us it is so obvious that Caroline's meds are just right because our more recent past vacations, especially last year's, were frought with difficulty due to her fluctuating moods and explosive irritability. She wasn't perfect, but had normal irritations like any teenager would. Her little sisters were more of an issue most of the time!

The only bad part of the vacation was the fact that my husband and Caroline wouldn't listen to me (or the doc) about not getting saltwater on the waterproof cast. They rigged up an external covering with a plastic bag and duct tape, but her cast still got wet and I think it needs to be replaced because it began to fall apart. Oh well! If that was the worst thing that happened, I'm ok with that!

Oh, and taking both minivans certainly helped immensely. Nothing better than divide and conquer with movies on an eight hour drive!

So many of you posted while I was on vacation, and I will try to respond tomorrow. I appreciate all that you have to share! Thank you!