our vacation

Last week we took a family vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC. It was only about a two hour drive away. We had been debating between Myrtle Beach and Wilmington (NC not DE... sorry guys). We ended up picking Myrtle because of the hotel pricing. The closer it got to vacation time, the worse the weather forecast was looking. We had sunny, somewhat warm weather on Sunday and Thursday. The rest of the week we really windy and chilly, like highs in the 50s or low 60s. We also tried to eat at places that we don't have here or haven't been to in a very long time... Below is a recap of our week.

We got to Myrtle Beach Saturday evening. We had a late start from home. We ended up just being able to eat dinner once we got there. Sunday we walked around a shopping area called Broadway at the Beach and ate a Joe's Crab shack. Turns out the best weather was while we were walking around there. We tried to walk around the beach and even though it was warm, the wind was really strong.

Mommy & Kathryn at the beach Sunday evening.

Monday we knew the weather was to be miserable. We had already planned on driving up into North Carolina to go to the Aquarium at Fort Fisher. We had a good time and Kathryn loved watching the fishies. It was kind of a small Aquarium but we thought it was worth the price (it was only $8 for adults). Below are pictures from there. For dinner we went to a place called East of Chicago. It was a pizza buffet with a really good salad bar. It also had arcade games. Eric & I played a lot of skeeball!!

Eric gets attacked by an alligator

Kathryn seems amused with this alligator


Here fishy fishy fishy

Kathryn was trying to find Nemo

After the aquarium we tried to walk around the beached again.

Mommy & Kathryn at the beach

Daddy & Kathryn at the beach.

Kathryn's first big tub bath was at the hotel. She's a well traveled baby!

Tuesday we went to the shopping area called Barefoot Landing. We at lunch at Wild Wings (it made me miss the old people (you know who you are) and Atlanta!). We also hit the outlet mall. Didn't buy anything, but enjoyed just walking around. The weather was getting warmer but it was so windy.

Kathryn enjoyed her morning nap in the king size bed!

Wednesday morning we got up to go see the sun rise. Eric & I try to get up really early at least one morning during our vacations. We then went to breakfast at one of the many pancake houses in the area. Not sure that was the best one, but it was better than the hotel breakfast. We then went back and played in the pool for a while. In the afternoon we went to play mini golf. It looked like I was going to win at first, but then either Eric came back or my game got worse. We had Fuddruckers for lunch. Yummy! We also headed back to Barefoot Landing to walk around and go back to the candy shop for some taffy. This time the tigers were at the T.I.G.E.R.S. exhibit. I think Eric & I enjoyed watching the tigers play as much if not more than Kathryn.

the sunrise

Kathryn enjoying the water




be sure to watch the end of this video closely...

Daddy & Kathryn taking a break from all the action

A family shot thanks to the family playing behind us

a quick stop back by the beach for a photo shoot

This was at the T.I.G.E.R.S. exhibit at Barefoot Landing.

all worn out from the days excitement

Thursday morning it was time to pack up and head home. This is when my day started to get bad. I woke up with a sore throat. By the time we got home, my legs and backed ached. We had a few errands to run when we got home. By that evening I had a fever of 102ish. I luckily got into the doctor's office the next morning and was told I had strep. I hadn't had it in a while, but knew in the back of my mind that was what was wrong.

Kathryn packing up the dirty clothes.

We had a great vacation and enjoyed at least being able to walk the beach. It was too cold to actually play in the water, but maybe sometime this summer we will head back to the beach to dip our toes at least in the water. It will be easier we think once Kathryn learns to walk and we don't have to carry her as much on the sand.