Drea's First Vacation

We rented a house in Surfside (just south of Myrtle Beach) from July 24-31. My parents, my brother Jeremy and his girlfriend Heather, Austin, Trinity, and Lydia were able to join us. We were hoping Daniel and Melissa could make it, but were glad the kids got to come with us at least.


We were staying pretty close to the beach. Here's a view from our porch.



Drea loves water, so she had a great time in the ocean and at the pool.



We spent most of our time on the beach playing in the water and sand, but we also went to the Dixie Stampede, had our photos taken with a tiger cub and monkey at the T.I.G.E.R.S. preservation station at Barefoot Landing (I'll be showing some of those off as soon as I get upstairs and use the scanner), and went to the Ripley's Aquarium on our way out of town.




It was a great trip, and I was sorry to see the week end so quickly. Drea had a wonderful time playing with her cousins and exploring. She's gotten more physically active and talks more since we took our trip. I think it was good for her. It means we really need to get out of the house more often.