Tigertail Beach was the perfect place for our family of 11 to gather in June for the first time in several years. The house actually enhanced all the good feelings we had in seeing each other after such a long time.
Our group of 11 ranged in age from 6 to 83. There were 3 entities: Myself (Gram), my 2 sons and their families. One son lives in Georgia, the other in Colorado, and I and in Washington, DC. The kids on one family are 17 and 19 year old girls, and the other family 6, 23, and 25 boys (+a girlfriend of about 23 as well). The boys live in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Despite the distance and age disparities, the stay at Tigertail was magical, wonderful, and fun.
The house has every amenity geared for enjoyment: enough beds and baths for everyone, fully and generously outfitted kitchen, several inside and outside dining spaces, and especially for me – the elevator! The kids ALL loved the pool, the kayaks, the paddle boards, and the pool games. We easily made our breakfasts and lunches at 450. Some of the group walked to and enjoyed the beach, but a few decided there was too much to enjoy at the house, so returned pretty soon.
The various inside living rooms were so conducive to familial interactions that we did not turn on any of the TVs at all! The ample seating in the family room was the site of 2 marathon games of Enhanced 20 Questions. Several of the older kids conducted job interviews from the house, but luckily none had to work-from-home.
As the matriarch of the group, imagine my joy of seeing the flotilla of 5 grandkids on the water, 5 grandkids in the hot tub, 5 grandkids playing water basketball with their Dads and 5 grandkids and friend choosing to dine together out on one of the decks, leaving us adults to savor that choice.
A day or two after we all had returned home, everyone asked when we can start planning for next year!