Family Trip Part 1: South Carolina

We broke down and decided to take a trip to Disney World in the beginning of December. We are not the biggest fans of Orlando. The whole city seems to exist solely to separate you from your money and Disney is probably the worst offender. But, they had a special offer for military. We got 4- 5 day, park hopper tickets for a little more than it would have cost for one adult! That combined with the fact that we had so many points that all of our hotel rooms were free; it just seemed like too good of a deal to pass up.

We decided to drive and added a stop to Papa's and Eileen's new home in Myrtle Beach. We stayed at the Dunes Village Resort because it had two indoor water parks. I'm glad we did, because it was freezing outside and the boys had a lot of energy to work off after being in the car all day.

Here are Papa and Eileen with the boys in our hotel room. We had a great view but it was really too cold to spend much time on the beach.
Sammy getting a little help from Dad at one of the water parks.

The next day we went to the Ripley's Believe It or Not Aquarium. Even though we read the reviews that said it was good we were a bit skeptical. But their military rate was 75% off so we figured we'd give it a shot. It was not huge but they packed a lot into a small space. If you are in Myrtle Beach and the weather is crummy it is definitely worth checking out. Here's a picture of the boys fooling around.
Petting the rays.
Nathan checking out the ray.
We went to a state park near their house. Here's Nathan, Papa, and Eileen at the nature center.

And even though it was cold we still had to take the boys to the beach. Here's Nathan with one of his finds. The boys and Papa on the beach.

We had fun visiting Papa and Eileen but next time we'll go back when it's warmer!