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Myrtle Beach 2010 – Team Edwards Storms the Beach!

danaedwards — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:42:33 +0000

Ok, so we didn’t really “storm” the beach and we aren’t really a storm … but we did decide suddenly to shift our vacation plans so that we could accommodate school, work and vacation. Now, that I think about it, that’s probably not really “storming” the beach at all but it sure sounds more exciting to say “storm” than “visit” or “arrives and stays for a couple days”. It was really just a play on the fact that it is hurricane season and our family can be a bit much for a family of four.

As usual, we decided two days before the actual day that we were going to go to Myrtle Beach. I think

we do much better with spontaneous vacations. Our kids get more excited and they don’t bounce around the house for days asking if we are leaving that day to go. I have also found that there really aren’t any deals to be had at the place we like to stay – Embassy Suites @ Kingston Plantation. It’s very family friendly and the kids love it. I don’t think the value exchange of $50 savings for very happy children / wife is worth it, so we just keep going back to the same place.

What do I remember from this beach trip:

A calculator is both essential for a trip to the beach and bigger than an iPad.
Krispy Kreme is both technologically advanced and still the best donut in town.
Jellyfish stings still hurt. Email me for the full story or check my twitter feed.
Buddy really likes swimming at night.
You can’t have too many snakes in your bed when you go to sleep at night.
Men’s Toms (what are these?) are sparkly silver.
No matter how cute the kids are … paddle boats are very hard to peddle

That’s it … lucky 7. I don’t want to admit that I learned that Kingston Plantation overplays Electric Slide, Get Funky, and Cupid Shuffle way too much or that beers and drinks are $7 a piece there. Those might send the wrong message.

I guess we’ll go back again next year … but I can’t tell you on which day / month / time.

-Dana

Afternoon at the Park

danaedwards — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:42:08 +0000

Our bike ride today was pretty fun. Midway through the ride, we stopped at the neighborhood park to play. It was a beautiful day and the park was crowded with people. The kids played while mom and dad enjoyed the sun on the park bench.

Towards the end of the ride, we found sea oats and eventually brought them home after a short “sword fight” with a neighbor kid.

-Dana

Our Snow Family

danaedwards — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:38:51 +0000

Our kids experienced their second snow this past weekend. While I can’t recall just how many I have experienced, I know that this one was my favorite and continues to be since the snow hasn’t left us yet.

We spent the first night looking out the window at the snow and the kids just loved watching the flakes come down. The night wasn’t over until we had gone outside for a cul de sac snowball fight. Our youngest was trying her best to throw snowballs but most of them just fell backwards off her hand. Our oldest had more success but grew bored of the snowball fight and began designing something or other in the snow off to the side.

Then, the next morning began with the kids bouncing up and down on our bed very early in the morning and abot 3 hours of sledding in the sleet.

Our snow weekend ended after another day of sledding and ultimately building our snow family. That was a great weekend. Did I mention it was Jill’s Birthday and we had a great little birthday weekend?

- Dana