Home Away From Home

It's not very often that Michael and I both have a weekend off together to spend with Tyler, but this was one of those weekends.  Our trip to Atlanta was postponed, and Michael was feeling very beach deprived (especially after he saw how much fun Tyler and I had at the Isle of Palms last Sunday).  So, we called our friends Sarah & Andy, who also just had a baby in June, and invited ourselves down for a weekend of sand and sun!  We arrived late Friday night and since Andy's mom was in town visiting, she offered to watch Tyler and Whitney while the new parents could have a night out on the town.  I don't think she will ever realize how grateful we were for this opportunity (thank you again, Julie)!  It has been quite some time since we had an adult night, and boy did we take advantage!  An amazing night of drinks, laughter, dancing and late night pizza- so much fun that I didn't care about going to bed at 4:30am, knowing that I would be in my mommy role two hours later.  Sure enough, 6:30am Tyler is ready to start the day.  Being overly ambitious, he had his bottle and off we went for a morning jog around the neighborhood.  No one believes me that we did this, but I can't just sit around the house with an antsy child and wait for these sleepy heads to wake up.

The Whites and Clelands out on the town



Finally after loading up (which takes forever) we were off to the beach.  Baby Whitney didn't want to mess up her hair, so she stayed behind this time.  Here is a picture of us ready to go.  If you've seen the show "Yes, Dear," that pretty much sums us up.

It was a perfect day- overcast but still ridiculously hot.  The water was cool and the breeze was just enough to keep us from heat exhaustion, lol.  So, of course I had to get some shots of Daddy and Tyler since it was their first time on the beach together.

The fam together for the first time at the beach!  Many more to come.

Gotta protect those eyes in style.

My favorite picture :)

Loving the sand

Later that day we were able to meet up with Aunt Tiffany and Kevin (Michael's sister and her boyfriend) to do a little shopping. Since we worked up an appetite, can you guess what we did next?  Margaritas and Mexican!!!  We wanted to make sure that La Hacienda still had the best margaritas, and they are still at the top of the list.  You can't beat a delicious large margarita after a hot day for $2.99...and believe it or not we only had one.

All in all we had a wonderful and memorable time in Myrtle Beach.  We haven't been able to visit as much as we would like, but hopefully we can change that!  Both of my boys were worn out- Michael took a nap and Tyler slept the whole way home after a busy weekend of playing with Baby Whitney, visiting family and relaxing by the ocean.  Oh, and here's a little foreshadowing for our next post...we think that Michael may have Mono.  Stay tuned!