Our Beach Trip

I love it here!

Wrightsville Beach, NC: in front of the sand dunes EARLY one morning...because someone woke up extra early...

All nice and clean from a day on the beach

A pool just my size!

Having fun at Margaritaville at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, SC

Family pic
Would play in the sand, and especially the ocean, all day if she could!

We had a great time at the beach last week! It was SO wonderful to get out of town and relax. First, we drove to Houston to spend the night at a hotel near the airport. We caught an early morning flight to Wilmington, NC. We then rented a car (and rented a car seat - you can rent any kind of baby equipment, food, diapers, etc. from many companies these days that drop them off where you need them!) and drove to Wrightsville Beach, NC for Elam and Brynn's wedding.

All of the groomsmen (which included Mark) and their spouses/sig others stayed in a house on the beach. There was one other couple there with a baby. It was a very hectic weekend, juggling wedding activities and a baby - all by myself - because Mark was MIA with his friends hanging out and doing the necessary wedding stuff. We will only do it again if we have someone to watch our child! It was just too much. Anyhow, we did secure babysitters Fri and Sat evenings for a bit, which was nice. The rehearsal dinner was at a resort on the beach. The food was amazing, beautiful decorations, and a steel drum band to match. The wedding was gorgeous. The bride walked down the aisle to an amazing accoustic version of "Great is Thy Faithfulness" - it was so cool.

Sunday afternoon (6/15), Mark, Madison and I drove down to Myrtle Beach, SC and hung out at Barefoot Landing and then Broadway at the Beach. Madison loved eating at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville restaurant - so much to look at! We then met Mark's family at their house on Litchfield Beach. It is so beautiful there and we love going! We had great weather most of the time. I have to say, it is VERY different going on "vacation" with a child. We actually wouldn't call it a "vacation". :) Needless to say, I didn't come back with the fabulous tan I had wished for. But, Madison had a blast (and we enjoyed it, too) in the sand and on the water. She constantly wanted to be in the ocean and was not scared at all!

We celebrated Madison's one year old birthday (pics to come in another posting) on Friday with a Baby Einstein themed party. We can't believe she is ONE now already. We sadly left to come home on Saturday afternoon...and arrived home around 1 am the next day!

You can see more pics of our vacation here.