Beach trip Summer 2017

We got down to Myrtle Beach after 4:00 on Wednesday, June 7. The resort was super nice! It is freezing out. We get unpacked just in time for happy hour. Free drinks and snacks. We sit downstairs for a bit and enjoy that and then walk on the beach. The girls love it!

We get cleaned up and head down to check out the hotel we have booked for Thanskgiving. Then we stop by a California Pizza and eat. After that, we eat ice cream next door at Kirk's ice cream parlor. Then it's bedtime!

Thursday-  we get up and eat breakfast. It's still cold out so we decide to head to Broadway at the Beach and walk around. We decide to go in Ripley's aquarium to see the mermaid show, which the girls LOVED.

Friday- It's finally warm enough for a beach day! After breakfast, we head out and the girls play in the water and sand for 6 hours!!

After getting cleaned up, we ride around and find Myrtle Manor. We used to watch this show when it was out. No shame ;)

 Saturday- another warm day so another day spent on the beach! After that, we head to Broadway at the Beach so the girls can ride the rides. They ride them for about 5 hours and we leave there at 11:30pm. Their longest day ever! They had a lot of fun on them.

We found a Grinch cup! Anybody that knows Riley, knows she LOVES The Grinch!

Vacation to Edisto, SC

I am way past due on writing this blog... With crazy napping schedules and hectic days, there isn't much computer time lately.

We went to Edisto Island, SC  September 7-14. We left the day after Madison's birthday/party and were there during our 8 year wedding anniversary! Riley also turned 8 months while we were there. It was a good time frame to go.

Madison wasn't crazy about the beach and the sand. She did love the pool though! On the first day she wore a life jacket swim suit and felt very comfortable in it. She would just float around the pool all by herself(with us nearby, of course). So the next day, we just let her use swimmies and a regular swim suit and she did the same thing. She would jump off the side and go underwater. She only got water in her mouth a couple of times. She's a natural swimmer like her Daddy! We had a nice time!

Here are a ton of pics from our trip!

 

Our anniversary looks a tad different this year ;)

She was so independent! 

 Tram ride to the pool!

 Alan took Madison to the beach alone a few times so I spent some time resting with Riley.

The first day out at the beach in the tent.

On a walk and she had to splash in all the puddles

Table Rock Beach

Madison's been asking to go to the beach or go swimming just about everyday for the last month. When we went to Lake Lure a couple of weeks ago, she wanted to get in the water so bad she couldn't stand it! Wading in it wasn't enough! So yesterday we all went to Table Rock, SC. There's a lake there and they have made a small 'beach'. When we got there, Alan wanted to scout things out before we all got out. He came back to the car and said they were making everyone get off the beach due to bad weather coming in. We walked to the playground and let Madison play. She was able to play about 15 minutes before it started drizzling. We all walked back to the car and waited it out for the few minutes that it lasted. I stayed in the car with Riley while Alan took Madison back to the playground. They headed back our way and around 3:10, they opened the beach back up. 

We got lucky and got the shade from the Lifeguard's umbrella...

..as Alan and Madison headed for the water

She finally knocked out after fighting it for a while!