Our weekend trip to the beach

This summer we decided to visit Myrtle Beach, SC in our effort to stimulate the government (so to speak). Above is the view we had from our room! The girls had never seen the ocean before and Chris and I haven't been there in 10+ years so we thought it was high time. The hotel we stayed at was not the most glamorous but it suited us just the same. Couldn't beat the view! To make our trip a little longer we left after Chris got home from work and we were on the road by 5 p.m. Well, we hit a monster storm just outside the beach and let me tell ya that was stressful! The roads were slightly flooded and I had a hard time seeing were I was driving. But wouldn't you know it, the rain stopped just a few miles from the hotel and when we got to the hotel and looked out on the ocean there was a fantastic lightning show. What a nice first view of the beach!

Every morning Chris took the girls out while I took my shower and got ready for the day. I took this picture from our balcony (pretty good for so far away, it was also hazy).

We went to the local WalMart and picked up some body boards for the girls. They were catching some serious surf! Sydney got really good at it, by the last day she was riding the waves all the way in to the shore! Oh, and we all discovered that salt water is the most nasty tasting water in the world! One taste and you barf your guts up! Not to mention if it gets in your eyes! Ouch!

The hotel had a lazy river and two hot tubs and kiddy pools.

We also went to the aquarium and saw the sharks and stingrays and a creepy octopus. I didn't take any pictures there because I didn't want to carry it around. I did get a picture of Sydney with the crazy glasses you wear at the IMAX 3D theater. LOL! We all looked silly. We saw a show about dolphins and whales. It was really cool seeing the fins and bubbles right in front of our faces.

We walked down to the pier and watched people fish. It was a big attraction when someone caught something.

Of course all the luvies came along....

By the end of the trip we all needed a vacation from our vacation! We left on a Sunday, along with 2,000 other people. It took us 2 hours just to get through the traffic...errrr. Don't want to leave the beach on a Sunday! While stuck in traffic, I saw a sign that I just had to take a picture of.

WHAT THE??????? Evidently you can wash something in hot water for a buck, get your oil changed, and someone had a baby girl.....