Myrtle Beach

For our summer vacation this year we decided to go see Jason's brother Todd and his family in North Carolina. When I first mentioned this idea to my sister-in-law Janell, she asked if we wanted to go to the beach while we visited. Is that a trick question? Yes! Always yes when it comes to the beach!

Our kids had never been to the beach and I was excited to see their reactions. We got there late afternoon and after finding our condo and eating dinner there wasn't much time to play, so we headed over to the beach in our clothes for a quick look. Eli saw the sand on the boardwalk and thought that was the beach! He happily crouched down to shovel sand into his pail and would not be convinced to come along and see the rest for at least a few minutes!

Ali and Logan were excited to collect shells and were thrilled to see how many there were; that surprised me--I had no idea this beach would covered with them!

From the first moment Ali loved the waves. She would wade into the water and then run away shrieking in joy.

Eli was more than a little concerned about the waves. He kept saying, "The waves get me!" and wanted nothing to do with the water for the first day.

Jason and Todd:

Eli was so tired after two days of driving and no real naps, but he didn't want to leave anymore than the rest of us. Luckily we still had part of three days to enjoy the waves and beach. More (many more) pictures to come.