Windy!

Before we packed up to head home, Jorja, Preston and I went out on the beach one last time. It was super windy! We had so much fun, I'm glad we took the time to play ~ plus we had the entire beach to ourselves. Wonder why?

Stephanie & Jorja

Preston ~ on the beach

We think it's funny that it looks like he's on a road

Preston
Jorja

Jorja looking for treasure!

Stephanie

Porge

Preston

Jorja

After the beach, we made our way to the swimming pool. We swam for about 45 minutes while getting pelted with rain. Jorja said it felt like pop rocks were raining on her. It sounded like it too. We decided to go in when the pool chairs started zipping across the area.

Stephanie & Preston in the rain

We are home and in our own beds now. I am looking forward to falling asleep. When Stockton got out of the car he said, "Well, that was worth it!" Maysen hopped out and said, "That was fun!" Mike and I thought so as well. Hopefully we will be able to do that again.

Myrtle Beach

Stephanie, Stockton, Jorja, Preston, Maysen

with Mike

Wow! What a fun day! We started this morning with getting everyone lathered up and headed to the beach. It was so nice to just walk right out the door to get there. It was overcast, but so much fun. The kids loved the boggie board, digging in the sand, jumping the waves, flying a kite. Pretty much everything that sounds fun at the beach. Stockton was excited that it was the Atlantic Ocean. Preston loved everything. He was so cute to watch. Jorja had so much energy and seemed to be going 90 miles an hour. Maysen was a quick study with the boggie board.

Stockton

Preston
Stockton & Maysen
Our hotel
Preston

Preston & Maysen

Jorja & Preston

Jorja

After lunch we got everything/everyone cleaned up and headed out to MagiQuest! We played for two hours. It was fun to play again, but it took a lot of time to remember how to do everything. Maysen and Stockton love to run around by themselves and be on their own. Mike played with Jorja and I went with Preston. He loved opening all the treasure with his wand. It was a lot of fun, and the two hours went by really fast, although Jorja and Preston were pretty tired by the end. We were able to do some duels at the end and I was excited to actually understand what I needed to do....I couldn’t figure that out last time. When you leave MagiQuest, there is one more adventure you can do all around Broadway at the Beach. Mike took the older kids on that last adventure while I watched Preston get SOAKED in the fountain. He loved it.

Maysen & Stockton

Preston

We got back to our hotel, fixed dinner, had ice cream and got the kids in bed. They watched Ratatouille as they fell asleep. When we were sure they were all out, Mike and I headed out to walk on the beach. It felt so cozy feeling the sand between our toes while the waves nipped at our ankles. What a wonderful, wonderful day. Preston said he liked everything. I have to agree with him.

We're Off Like a Dirty Shirt

That is what my mom use to say every time we started a trip to Idaho Falls . . . or any long adventure. We are at Myrtle Beach right now. This morning was crazy. We started off by taking the cars to get the emission test done. When we got to the place we have taken the cars every year, it was gone! Mike said, “They must have moved it next to TGIFridays”. We found a new place, and got an oil change and car wash as well. I took Preston home and wanted to make some bread for the trip. I was disappointed to find out we were all out of wheat flour. We had finished our 35 lbs. bucket. I knew we had another one downstairs, so I dragged it up. It took forever because I am a wimp. I was also a wimp when I tried to get the lid off, but after tugging, pulling, and praying I was able to get it off. As soon as I got the bread in the oven, it dawned on me that I was suppose to go to Jorja’s class to give them a math test. Yikes! I couldn’t believe I forgot. When Mike got home, I ran to the school. Mrs. Latham had already given them the tests, so I just graded them and got everything ready for next week. I was worried Jorja wouldn’t pass because I hadn’t worked with her and she was on minus 8's. I had nothing to worry about because she got 100%. Clay is funny because he is one test behind Jorja. He came up and asked me if he passed. I told him he did. Next question: Did Jorja pass? When I said yes he answered, “No! She needs to fail! Then we can all finish together and that would be amazing!” Just a little competitive.

Anyway, back to the trip. We checked the kids out of school, but weren’t able to get on the road until about 2. It is about a 6 ½ hour drive. We got here at 9:00. The kids did great, and no one slept the entire way. I couldn’t believe it. Not even Preston.

We are staying at the Tropical Seas hotel. I was worried because after I booked the trip, I read a lot of reviews that weren’t very good. Mike said not to worry because we aren’t as picky as most people. I booked two rooms, they said they didn’t have any adjoining rooms, but they would get them next to each other. When we walked into the first room, we noticed a door at the back. Low and behold - adjoining room! We were so excited.

The hotel is pretty old, but when you look out at the balcony, we are looking at the ocean. It’s awesome. Maysen said, “People who don’t like this hotel are crazy!” (There is also a small pizza/ice cream shop on our floor.) When we were sure the kids were asleep, Mike and I went and took a walk on the beach. The kids are going to have so much fun tomorrow. To top everything off, the Jazz game is on TV! Here’s hoping they win!