Myrtle Beach Trip

June 30 and July 1

I don't get on Facebook much anymore, but this particular day, I got online and noticed that Becky Miller and her husband were vacationing in Myrtle Beach. After a quick maps search, I realized that it was less than a four hour drive to see them. So, spur of the moment, we decided to drive down and see them! And it was so worth it! We packed the night before, loaded up the car, and made it to South Carolina by about three in the afternoon. (And of course, it took much longer than four hours with a lunch break and multiple bathroom break)s. But, the drive down wasn't really bad at all. The kids did an extremely good job in their car seats for so long that it makes me want to consider going on more road trips). Once arriving at North Myrtle Beach we quickly unloaded our luggage at the hotel, changed into our swimsuits, and headed over to the local "travel park" to see my dear, dear friends. Immediately upon greeting them we headed out to the beach and we couldn't get the kids to leave. These two are such water-babies that I couldn't find a way to convince them it was time to go home. Marco would get knocked over wave after wave and would sign "again" because he loved it so much. They both enjoyed playing with the sand toys and making Sand Castles. But most of all, they loved jumping the waves with either Mommy or Daddy.

And catching up with Becky was such an absolute pleasure. I almost immediately felt like I was home. The very best friends are the ones that, when you don't see them in ages, you pick right back up where you left off - and Becky is one of these people. She just has such a genuine personality and a heart made of gold. You feel warm and special every time she talks to you, like you are the only person that matters. When you leave a conversation, you are a better person for just having talked to her. So, leaving was extremely difficult. I wanted to spend the whole evening chatting and catching up and hearing how wonderful her family (especially her three grandchildren) were doing. 

I think that the Millers even got a kick out of how fun Lily and Marco were and how much they LOVED the water. When we finally made it back to their portable-trailer-hitch-home we decided our trip wouldn't be complete without a group photo to document how much we love the Miller family. Michal and I decided that the next time they are in Myrtle, we are going to make the journey down again. There is just something special about these two, that I wish everyone had a friend like this!

The next day, we were up early, and so we decided to hit the beach again before we had to check out of our hotel. We arrived at the beach around 9:00 am, stayed until about 11:00 and were able to check out by noon.

The kids immediately went running to the water and were elated that they got to spend the day again at the beach. 

They played so well together the whole time we were at the beach. We got out sandcastles, went hunting for seashells, and jumped waves in the ocean - and they couldn't get enough. We knew we had to eventually make our way back to the hotel, but it was sure hard because they were so good natured and full of joy.

Michal and I vouched that we need to make Beach trips a more regular occasion with these two. We need to make their childhood special and give them great memories - and that the beach is a must to our annual family bucket list.

Immediately upon returning home (after both children slept in the car for three hours and we made terrific timing) Lily jumped out of her car seat, ran straight upstairs with her seashells that Miss Becky gave her, and started to organize them. She is a little girl after my own heart and I love that this trip not only meant so much to me, but it meant so much to my children also.