We're back!

!What a wonderful week! It was so nice to spend this many days with my family, especially Mark and Lucy. We see each other every day but it was nice to be able to put work aside and just focus on the most important thing in life - our family. We were pretty worried about how the ride down would be. Eight hours in a car with an 8-month-old who gets very bored in her car seat would not be fun for anyone. We decided to drive straight through the night and boy did we make a good decision! The ride down and back home were a breeze. Lucy slept the entire way except once when we woke her up around 12:30am both times to give her a bottle and she went straight back to sleep. It couldn't have gone any smoother. (Well, except the lack of sleep we got but we managed!) Lucy absolutely loved the beach! Her favorite part was sitting by the water and having the waves come up and splash her. She thought it was hilarious!

 

We stayed in a really nice resort called Ocean Lakes and it was one block from the beach. It was a quick walk or an even quicker golf cart ride. Lucy loved going for rides on the golf cart!

 

They had a big pool that of course my little water baby loved..

 

And they had a little splash park for the kids that she loved even more! She got in her float and since she could touch the ground, she would take off across the pool. It was so funny!

 

On one of the days we were there we decided to take a break from the sun and take Lucy to Ripley's Aquarium. I think she was more into watching all the kids and people there but she did seem to take quite an interest at the big fishies too.

 

We even went out to eat a couple of times. We went to Hard Rock Cafe at Broadway at the Beach one night. Lucy loved Broadway at the Beach. They had a princess store and she got all glitter-fied from the princess and got a balloon from the ice cream store that she loved the most. We were out until after 10pm and she hung the entire time, just as happy as ever. Another night we went to Dick's in North Myrtle Beach and it was quite the experience! The food was not so great (what was I thinking ordering crab cakes in SC?!) but the experience was fun, nonetheless. We also went to Carlos & Charlies for lunch one day. I've always wanted to go to one and the food was so delicious!

 

Lucy got to ride the merry-go-round at Broadway at the Beach and she loved it! She held on for dear life but she laughed the entire time!

 

There was also an arcade at the resort that Lucy thought was very cool! They had a motorcycle there that was so much fun to ride! Afterwards, we stopped by the park on the way home and Lucy got to do one of her favorite things.. swing on the swing!

 

And just some other random pictures from the week...

 

As you can see, we had a great time! Yesterday, the last day of our vacation, we decided to hit the outlets and we got Lucy a lot of new fall clothes for great prices. I swear, once you have a kid you no longer buy anything for yourself! She's so worth it though. :) Mark and I got to sit up with my brother and Marina a few of the nights and play cards and drink a few beers. So we really did get a good, relaxing vacation! Now it's back to reality. I've been home and cleaning and un-packing all day. Everyone is so worn out (even the dog!) and the entire house is sleeping besides me. Now I'm off to finish unpacking (ugh, the absolute worst when it comes to traveling!).

 Hope everyone has a great week!