Myrtle Beach, May, and more

And it's May!  It's been in the high 70s the last three days and absolutely beautiful.

A little back-blogging:

I celebrated my birthday a couple of weeks ago.  I finally decided to get a smart phone after resisting a data plan for years.  Thanks JD!  I bought myself a Silhouette Cameo after saving my "spend money" for a few months.  I haven't taken it out of the box yet as I know I won't get anything else done if I do!  JD and I went to one of our favorite restaurants, The Black Sheep, and dinner was on my brother Jason thanks to Christmas gift certificates.  It was a lovely day :)

Two days later, we packed up the minivan and drove 16 hours to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The drive went well and we settled into our home away from home for a week.  We had a double condo unit with our friends, Jeff and Julia, and their five kids.  The weather was cool for the first couple of days but warmed up enough to spend the day at the beach getting roasted enjoying the sun.

Our first stop on the way down was at Cabela's in Hamburg, PA.

We entertained Quin with trains,

lollipops, and more.

It was incredibly windy at the beach on Sunday,

but Emily, Troy, and Zeke still went in the water.

Broadway at the Beach was a fun shopping area.

We even bought the kids a taste of home.

These fish were gross, just begging for food.

We went to Ripley's Aquarium.  

It was smaller than expected, but the fish were cool.

The shark tunnel was my favorite part.

Buddies.

Nemo and Dory!

Quin loved the indoor pool at the resort.

And I recommend Puddle Jumpers life jackets!

The lazy river was fun, but a little cool for me.

Quin took Jordyn for a ride at the playground.

Our first beach day came when the temps were higher.

The kids made a huge castle in this tide pool.

They enjoyed the boogie boards that we brought from home.

They tried to save their fortress from the incoming tide.  And failed.

This was our view the day we (Julia and I) finally took a morning walk on the beach.

We hit Target a couple of times.

No Target in Vermont :(

This kid was awesome the whole way home :)

We did a little mini-golfing, the bigger kids went to a NASCAR Speedpark, and some went to an amusement park on the Boardwalk.  We went shopping, ate too much ice cream, the moms got pedicures, and we ate out and ate in.  It was a great trip and I'll probably go back sometime!

Back to the present:

We've been going non-stop since we got home.  JD has been going to work early and staying late.  The kids have had baseball or softball almost every night this week.  I'm trying to get this post done before we head off to another game tonight.

May has a 5k in store for Zeke and I, lots of crazy busyness as we finish the school year, and projects that I hope to finish.  Happy May, and HAPPY FRIDAY!!! to all.