Finally a Post about Myrtle Beach!

Well, we've been back home for over a week now, but I just have not had time to upload the pictures and tell you about Jack's first trip to the beach. Tonight Jack went to bed around 9:00, and when I went to finally upload the pictures and post a blog, I discovered that we hardly took any while we were there!


Shame, shame, shame on us...


We did have a good time at the beach, although it was so stinkin' hot that we really couldn't do much outside, especially with a 4 month old. Jack made it down to the sand twice, I think, and one of those times was when the sun was almost down. The closest he got to water was sitting on my lap on an intertube floating around the lazy river at the hotel. I can't say if he really liked that or not...he hollered for a bit because the water was cold, and then fell asleep with his floppy hat down over his face.


Here are a couple of pics to at least prove we did go to the beach!


This one should be captioned "It's a good thing the fashion police were not patrolling Myrtle Beach!" Between Jack and his flowery floppy hat and me and my goofy sunglasses, we weren't going to win any style awards, I don't think! (Oh well...at least we were having fun!)

This one has a sort of funny story behind it...so I spent all this money on an expensive little jumpsuit for Jack that has SPF 50 in the material. (I could have bought around 5 or 6 little rompers for the price I paid for this one outfit). I ordered it online, and it arrived in the mail the day before we left for the beach, so I was all excited for Jack to wear it. He had it on for less than half an hour before a rather explosive diaper erupted and just about ruined his expensive jumpsuit. As soon as that happened, I wondered what exactly I was thinking spending so much on one outfit for an infant??!! Lessons learned, I guess...


By the way, the orange striped socks he's wearing are actually foot rattles. They're a huge hit with Jack these days. Here's the pricey SPF-protected outfit prior to the diaper incident.

Here's another great memory from the trip. Jack's cousin Lauren celebrated her 6th birthday while we were all together. For dinner that night we went to Joe's Crab Shack at Broadway at the Beach, and the ENTIRE restaurant helped Lauren celebrate by singing Happy Birthday to her! Jack and I were outside during the actual song since one of us (not me) was having a meltdown. But the picture just says it all. I'm not quite sure, but I think she was having a ball.

Don't you just wish you could have a day where something would happen to make you smile THIS big??

And finally, here's a little clip of Jack talking to me in the hotel room before he went to bed one night. It's really short, but you can get the idea that he's really starting to discover his voice! I think he's going to be a talker. Who could he possibly take after??

Anyway, what a good vacation to get to hang out with my husband, my baby, and my sisters! Good times, good times.