Myrtle Beach Redemption

About two years ago, when Parker was 3 months old, we took a Father's Day trip to Myrtle Beach.  Well, to put it nicely, it was not fun at all.  Parker screamed the entire trip and there were not enough cocktails in the world to calm our frazzled nerves.

Fast forward to this weekend... We thought we would try again now that Parker is two and slightly more manageable.  

SUCCESS!!!

The trip wasn't all sunshine and roses.  Peyton did throw up all over the car about 10 minutes after we left the house.  But, we were determined to go to the beach! We changed her clothes, cleaned up the car and continued on. 

We arrived at about 3:00pm on Friday, just enough time to catch a few rays on the beach. It was a gorgeous day. We had dinner that night at a great beach bar with live music. The kids danced and ran around.  

We spent most of Saturday on the beach.  It was slightly overcast, but it made the temperature perfect.  After lunch, the kids played in the small water park at the hotel.  Then the storms rolled in. It turned out just fine because Parker was able to get in a good nap and Peyton, Chris and I lounged on the balcony, watching the storms sweep across the ocean. 

That night we took the kids to Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant. They LOVED it.  Sooo much stimulation: music, balloon animal guys walking on stilts and people singing and clapping.  Margaritaville is on a boardwalk with carnival rides and games, so we had to ride the carousel. It was a really fun family night. We don't get many of those these days. It was a very good reminder of how much we appreciate our time together. 

 The kids are drinking a virgin strawberry daiquiri....Sugar High!!!!

Passed out on the car ride home...

 I just love this face

In other news...

Chris was awarded Constellation's highest honor this year...the Contrada. This award is not just given to the Manager with the best numbers.  You must be nominated by your managers and peers as someone who exemplifies what the company stands for.  It is an incredible honor as only two managers out of over 300 are named Contrada winners.

He receives a trip for two to Italy for the Il Palio race in Siena! The trip is at the end of June.  We are sooo psyched!

Sniff Sniff...one more thing to report:

We discovered Peyton's FIRST loose tooth today. It is her bottom left tooth.  Looks like the Tooth Fairy will be visiting our home for the first time in the next few weeks.  We better get ready!


Here is an official pic with all of her baby teeth:

SO MUCH LOVE!!!