....And Baby Makes Four!!: Road Trip 2009

We took our first family road trip to Myrtle Beach a couple weeks ago. We went with our friends Jim and Katherine and their son Justin. The guys were the ones to actually plan the trip from start to finish. Katherine and I didn't have to do a single thing except pack and get in the car and drive down there.

Yes...we actually drove the 12 hours to Myrtle Beach with Will. He was surprisingly good in the car. We split the drive over 2 days and did 6 hours each day. For the most part it was smooth sailing except for the hellish traffic we hit in Washington, DC. Dear lord..I don't know how those people deal with that on a daily basis. Thank goodness for the portable DVD player and a few Seasame Street sing-a-long DVDs which helped keep Will occupied for a number of hours in the car.

We rented a 3 bedroom condo on the beach. The guys got to golf 4 days during the week and Katherine and I spent time with Will and Justin on the beach. The beach with two little boys is a bit challenging at times...or maybe I should say at all times. The first (and biggest) challenge was the sand. As you know..once you get any part of your body wet and then touch the sand..it's all over. Will and Justin were basically covered from head to toe with sand at all times. And trying to keep it out of their mouths, eyes, ears and any other body part was near impossible. The two of them probably ate a pound of sand each during the week.

The next biggest challenge was trying to keep them in one place..and just trying to get them to that one place to start with. At times, we felt like we were trying to corral cattle...Katherine on one side..me on the other trying to keep them in line and focused on staying in one area. Despite this, we had a great time at the beach and actually got a little sun time in as well which was a bonus.

Overall we had an awesome vacation and hope that this is the start of a great tradition. Here are some pictures from our trip!

Will loved the water. Especially when the tide went out and he got to play in the little pools in the sandbar. He also loved sitting in the water and getting hit by the waves. If we had let him, he probably would have dove right into the waves.

It was great for Will to have a playmate on vacation with him. He loved following Justin around the entire week. Everytime Justin turned around..there was Will right behind him.