It's been about two years since we have seen the ocean and felt the sand between our toes. And that was way to long of a time! So this April, we packed up and headed out to Myrtle Beach for a few nights. We were very excited and I picked a place to stay that included lots of things to do. We had an oceanview studio on the 9th floor at Captain's Quarters Resort. They have a children's water park, indoor and outdoor lazy rivers, multiple heated and unheated pools and spas. In addition, they have an on-site bowling alley with 2 hours of bowling per night's stay included with our room rental! We never ran out of things to do while we were there! The hard part was finding time to squeeze it all in!
Chad and Caleigh love to build sandcastles. They built castles, an owl, and they even turned Caleigh into a sand mermaid. The water was very chilly but that didn't really stop Chad and Caleigh from playing in it everyday! The resort also has a pirate. Caleigh really loved talking to and petting the pirate's bird, Tiki.
The second day of our trip happened to be Chad and I's 8th wedding anniversary.
We wanted to go out for a nice dinner and were more than happy to take along the greatest product of our marriage, Caleigh Jo! We knew she wouldn't be thrilled about going out for a nice sit down dinner but bribing her with some night time pool swimming if she behaved was not beneath me. We were trying to decide where to eat and after coming up empty as to where we wanted to go, we got in the car and headed in the opposite direction of the way we had normally been driving just to see what was out there. I am SO GLAD we did.
We came upon a chain restaurant that used to have a location near our home that closed up years and years ago. It was one of my family's favorite places to eat when Chad and I were dating. It seemed so fitting that we would stumble across this location overlooking the beautiful ocean. The food tasted wonderful, the service was great, and the view was amazing at dusk!
Right after dinner, we walked one of the piers and took some pictures and relaxed. Caleigh got to see some fishermen catch and release a ray and she thought that was pretty awesome.
As promised, Caleigh got to swim after we returned to the resort that night. I did NOT want to wash and dry all that hair again so I stopped at a souvenir shop and bought a swim cap for her head. She looked so cute in it but she did NOT like putting it on at all! After an hour in the outdoor heated pool and a few trips around the indoor lazy river, Caleigh was finally worn out enough to call it a night.
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