Fourth of July Mini-Vacation

John doesn't get much vacation with his new job, so we have to take advantage of every opportunity that he has a day off. So, we decided to head to Myrtle Beach for the fourth. My parents joined us and we had a great time. I was really worried that the beach would be so crowded that we wouldn't be able to walk, but it really wasn't all that bad and the condos we stayed at had several pools and 2 lazy rivers for the kids.

Austin and Jacob LOVE the beach. They woke up each morning and would both run to the window and say "Look...the beach...come see," almost as if they were seeing it for the first time. It was cute. They spent most of their time digging in the sand. They seemed to be more interested in the sand and water than anything else. In fact, when we were out on the beach watching the fireworks, they were playing in the sand and running back and forth to the water. Every once in a while they would stop and look at the fireworks but the fireworks definitely weren't the focus of their attention.

My mom and I spent some quality time at the outlets having a much needed shopping break :). My wonderful husband and father had a ton of patience with us (and the kids) and volunteered to take the kids to a movie while my mom and I continued our shopping extravaganza.