We got up at 5:30am (yes, me) and got the car packed up before waking the kids. Our idea was to give them their drinks to take in the car and eat breakfast on the road. We left the house about 7:30am, an hour into our 12 hour drive, however, we hit a speed bump. Evan got sick!!! We pulled over and assessed the situation. He didn't have a fever and once I got him cleaned and his clothes changed he was acting just fine. We decided to press on. About a half hour after our 1st delay, it happened again! Ughh!! All I could think was that we needed to go home and forget the remaining 10 hours we had to go. After talking to my Aunt and Mom I decided to see if I could find some children's Dramamine. We found a drug store and waited about 30 minutes for the meds to kick in. (I gave Zack some too for an extra precaution) It was about 10:30 by the time we hit the road again. Thirty minutes later I turn around and they are BOTH ASLEEP!!! I grabbed the Dramamine box and read the words, "May cause drowsiness." Hooray!!! I had no idea:)
The rest of the trip went off without a hitch! We stayed at my Aunt's house for a few nights and then my cousins a few nights. Everyone was incredibly welcoming and inviting to the chaos that we always bring with us:) We visited my Granny Ruth in her nursing home three times while we were there. She had NO idea we were coming (I wanted to keep it a surprise) and it was so great to see her smiling!! Watching her watch her Great Grand kids playing was something I've been wanting to see for a long time and it's a memory that I will forever cherish. Zack introduced her to ALL of his Cars characters.
On Monday, we went to the Aquarium in Myrtle Beach with my Aunt Kathy, Cousin Chris and Kathy's grandson Hank. Zack was in HEAVEN!!! They had an underwater tunnel that you went through on a conveyor belt. Photographing was difficult to say the least since it's low light and also a moving object....while you're moving too! All I had was my point and shoot camera since we were hauling a diaper bag with us. These were the best I got:
This one is my favorite that I got of Zack while we were there!! I was trying to get just a pic of him looking at the fish being fed and the diver drifted into the picture at just the right time:) It was a complete accident but is still really cool!!! I love that she's upside down too!!!
Here's my favorite shot of Evan watching the fish being fed. He too was amazed by the diver!
Well, I guess that's it for now~
