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Our first family trip & Hasting's first beach trip!


Our Family Picture at Myrtle Beach, SC February 18, 2012
(yes, Hasting is hiding in the moby wrap, snoozing away)

Alright! So we just got back yesterday from our very first vacation as a family, and although there is LOADS of diaper laundry and regular laundry to be done, I'm taking a break and blogging!

We were able to take some time and go on our first trip as a family to the beach from 2/17-2/20. We took along Hasting's godfather Clay, because we consider him family and wanted to share that time with him as well. We were planning on leaving around 11am Friday morning, but with all the procrastination the night before, trying to get floors ready, and Hasting, kinda didn't happen. We ended up leaving the house around 1 and going to eat mexican for lunch. We had to make a pit stop at BabiesRUs as well to get a travel bassinet for Hasting so he would have somewhere to sleep.

Hasting did outstanding for his first long car ride! He was awake for some of the ride, but slept the majority of it. He woke up once to get dinner and a diaper change, then passed right back out! 

We stayed in a very nice, family oriented Resort. It was called Captain's Quarters, and it was in the perfect location of Myrtle for families. It was right at Family Kingdom and broadway! It was such a neat hotel, here are a few pictures!

This is a view of the hotel from the beach!

The bowling alley on the 6th floor. There is also an arcade room, pool tables, & a full service bar inside the bowling alley!


The indoor lazy river!


The pirate ship for kiddies :)

Although the water was too cold, and Hasting is really too young to really understand any part of the beach, it was a great feeling to be able to go to the beach as a FAMILY. We really made a lot of memories & had such a great time! It was VERY different being on a trip with a child as opposed to just Chad & I. There is no going to a bar & having a casual drink, if you want that you have to get a drink at a restaurant. Which we were never bar-hoppers anyways, I guess what I'm saying is the more "adult" outings kind of disappear. 

We were able to take Hasting to the Battleship NC in Wilmington, NC. We drove about 1 1/2 hours from Myrtle to Wilmington to get there. I had been before, but it has been almost 5 years since. Chad and Clay had never been, and I knew they would enjoy it, so I grabbed up the moby wrap & we headed on to the ship.

Top deck!

Mommy pretending to be a sailor!

Heading down in to the ship!

Hasting did fairly well on the ship. He slept for most of it, but about 30-45 minutes into the tour he got unhappy and pitched a FIT. We were ALL the way down in the bottom of the ship, so I had to work my way all the way up the top and back up some stairs to get out. Once we reached the outer part of the ship he cried a little bit more and eventually became content. We bought him a souviner at the gift shop to bring back home and put in his room!

Overall, we had a fabulous trip & can't wait to go back! We plan on going back in May, and staying at the same resort. Here are a few more pictures from our first family trip!

Dinner at Cheeseburger in Paradise!

Fun & games before bedtime :)

Hanging out with his doggie Gilbert, watching TV

Uncle Clay feeding Hasting (may I add, for the first time!)

Mommy & Daddy

Nap time!

On the way home!

We're ALMOST home!

Sunrise the first morning we were there!

Hasting's postcard to go in his scrapbook!



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