Fall Break 2007: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

For Fall Break, we went to Myrtle Beach, SC. My Mom came in a few days before the trip and spent time at our house so she could see where we live. We then loaded up the car and drove up to Myrtle Beach and met my Grandma Murdoch and my Aunt Sherri (my Mom's mom and sister) who flew in from Boise. We had so much fun together! It was a vacation we will never forget. The weather was perfect all week. This was one of those weeks that you never want to end. My kids got to know their Grandma Bette, their Great-Grandma Murdoch and their Aunt Sherri and now have so many fun memories with them. It was a week of laughter, fun, and inside jokes (thanks to Great-Grandma who said lots of funny things!) Here are some pics of our fun, and unforgettable week...
Kaylee and Konnor in the car - we were all loaded up and ready to go (good luck seeing out the back window)!

All together! This picture was taken at "Barefoot Landing" - a place with lots of shops and restaurants.

Three generations!

We were so excited to go swim in the ocean again! Here are Mom, Sherri and Kaylee (on her boogie board!)

The kids feeding the seagulls! They thought it was so cool that the seagulls would catch the food mid-air!

Kaylee with her boogie board! When she was in the water, the boogie board was with her constantly! She got pretty good at catching the waves!

Mom and the kids in the ocean.

Aunt Sherri, Great-Grandma, Kaylee and Kenna on the beach after doing some swimming!

Great-Grandma and Kenna walking along the beach - Kenna was fascinated with the seagulls!

Can anyone find the baby in this picture?

Grandma taught all of us how to do "Yoga for Seniors!"

Kendahl leaving to go golf for the first time. He had been waiting for this moment for months!

Konnor wanted a kiss from his Daddy before he left!

Kenna LOVES lemons! At this restaurant, she ate the lemons the entire time we were waiting for our food.

FRESH SEAFOOD! Great-Grandma, Aunt Sherri and my Mom eating crab legs!

Family picture outside of the seafood restaurant. Kenna was tired of trying to be good!

We celebrated all of the birthdays that were right around the time we were all together. Happy Birthday Mom, Grandma and Kendahl!

Group picture at "Barefoot Landing."

Aunt Sherri and Kaylee eating some homemade ice cream at "Barefoot Landing." YUM!

Kaylee on the Merry-Go-Round at "Barefoot Landing!"

Konnor and Kendahl and their new Hawaiian bods.

Kendahl and Great-Grandma (she thought she was one of the animals - just look at her face!) If you look closely, you'll also find two other little people peering through a couple of holes ... look close!

Great-Grandma, Aunt Sherri and Mom taking a time out at "Broadway at the Beach!" What a fun place to go! Lots of restaurants, shopping, movie theaters, miniature golfing, and the list goes on...

Jen and Kenna at "Broadway at the Beach!"

Mom, Kaylee and Konnor running through the water fountain trying not to get wet!

They pressed their luck one too many times... they got soaked!

Kenna waving and saying, "Hiiiiiii!" Kenna loves to wave... she waves at anyone she can everywhere we go!

We went on a boat ride which took us across to another portion of Broadway at the Beach!

Kaylee and Konnor dancing to the music on the boat!

Mom, Grandma and Sherri relaxing after a long day!

Mom, Kendahl and Konnor fixing lunch in the condo.

Grandma, Aunt Sherri and Kenna at the putt putt golf course. We are pretty sure that Myrtle Beach has to be the capital of miniature golf courses! There seemed to be one on every corner - and they were all so elaborate!

Aunt Sherri putting it in!

Kendahl, Great-Grandma, Konnor and Kaylee golfing. Kendahl beat us all, by the way. Not surprising though!

Great-Grandma showing us how to put the ball into the hole!

We went to a show at the Palace Theatre called "Le Grande Cirque." It was an awesome show full of acrobatics and amazing stunts.

The boys stayed home with Kenna while the girls all went and enjoyed the show. The Palace Theatre was beautiful!

Eating lunch at the beach after a fun morning at the flea market!

Mom and the kids walking down the beach after lunch.

Vrrooooom! NASCAR !! We have never been big Nascar fans, but this was a fun place to go. We got to drive the race cars and zoom around the tracks!

All of us outside of Nascar.

Kaylee in her race car! Zoom zoom zoom!

Konnor in his race car! He had a hard time steering and pushing down the pedal at the same time. So he crashed quite a few times. But hey, don't they all?
If you stick out your tongue, it helps you concentrate better. And maybe you can go faster too. Or... maybe not.

Kendahl and Konnor after they zoomed around the track together!

Action shot of Jen and Kaylee zooming around the track! Check out that hair! We must have been driving at record breaking speed!

Kendahl, Great-Grandma, Kaylee, Konnor and Jen all went to the IMAX 3-D theater and watched a movie called "Deep Sea." It was really cool - and the kids were trying to grab the jellyfish that were floating around them during the movie!

Back to the beach! Aunt Sherri and Mom together. Sisters!

Jen and the kids walking on the beach.

Konnor flying a kite on the beach - the weather was perfect for kite flying!

Cute little Kenna!

The kids found a TON of crabs - here is Konnor holding one up that he found. Kenna even liked picking them up (but only for a second!) As soon as they moved, she would throw them down. The kids collected a whole bucket full!

Mom taking a picture of the kids.

This is an awesome picture that Aunt Sherri took of a seagull walking on the beach.

Kenna walking down the beach...

Kenna's footprint in the sand!

Kenna walking towards the seagulls!

Aunt Sherri fixing Kaylee's hair after we got back from the beach.

Shopping was lots of fun! (And no... we didn't buy these skirts - they are purely props for this picture!)

The kids sporting their Myrtle Beach t-shirts!

After an entire week together, it was time to say goodbye! It was sad leaving but we are glad for the fun memories with Aunt Sherri, Grandma Bette and Great-Grandma Murdoch! Thank you for coming and sharing such a great week together! We will never forget all of the fun we had together!

The drive to and from Myrtle Beach was so beautiful. Georgia is such a beautiful state!

Kenna all cuddled up with her binki and blankets on the drive home!

Here are some video clips of the beach (including one of the funniest moments of the whole trip - you'll know it when you see it) and also the fun we had back at the condo. Just hit PLAY!

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