traveling with a two year old and a three year old is always interesting. this year kyle and i decided that we would take a nostalgic vacation to myrtle beach. both of our families traveled to myrtle beach frequently. my family went there every summer until i was in high school. we thought it would be fun to recreate some of those memories with harper and calvary. kyle and i both had awesome childhoods and those summer vacations are fond memories for us---and we only want the best for harper and calvary!
we stayed in a resort that had a room with a king sized bed, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room area. after traveling all day we spend about 3 hours on the beach (no nap for the kiddies) and then went to eat and explore. after all of exploring and eating and playing we felt sure that the kids would pass out from the excitment...we put on a movie at 8 and by 10 0'clock they were still going strong--laughing and giggling because they were having a "sleepover".
day 2 was recovery day--calvary was not happy anywhere and harper was having a tough time too---everyone enjoyed a nap this day---we also played putt-putt!
day 3 was the best day of all... everyone was rested and ready to have fun. we played on the beach all day and when naptime came for calvary, harper and i stayed on the beach for a couple more hours of sandcastles and ocean time. later that night we went to broadway at the beach and the kids rode the rides from the pavilion that kyle and i rode as little ones! they were completely fearless. and that night they were both so exhausted that they fell asleep before their movie went off.
day 4 and 5 went basically the same. the whole time harper was incredibly sweet and both harper and calvary just seemed completely satisfied. they rarely asked for more than they had and if they did ask they were content with whatever answer they were given! calvary had his moments as a 2 year old little boy. sometimes it was all too much for him and he would get frustrated and nothing could satisfy him but being held (despite his best efforts to convince us otherwise he is still a baby and it is times like this that we are reminded that he needs to be treated as a baby and not as a preschooler). i had to remind myself a few times that the vacation was not ruined by a few meltdowns. i had to work hard to pull myself together and not let my attitude or stress ruin all the fun for everyone. tantrums only last a few minutes and most of the time they are nothing that a good quality nap can't cure.
this is the face of a little boy in need of a nap (also my foot in this picture is the only evidence that i was actually on this vacation):
Calvary's superman board...the only way he would go near the ocean (harper had a princess one of course):
pretty girl on the beach...
Harper jumping over waves...she would do this forever:
calvary having fun on the beach:
2 comments:
It's awesome to create memories and moments like this for your kids. They may remember this particular vacation primarily from your photos, but nonetheless, you are making an investment that will carry on to the next generation--and that's priceless!
What fun! I love all your photos! We have yet to take a "family vacation" with Jonas, but I definitely want to create some priceless memories of our own like you and Kyle have done for your family.
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