OCEAN LAKES 2010

THE OCEAN
Okay so I have some time to update on the beach trip. First off, Chloee did go on the beach for the 1st day...being "scared" of the water b/c MaMaw told her there were sharks in there..she wouldn't take to the waves so much. She went again the next day but didn't have anything to do with the water again. Luckily Melissa was with us and she's not so fond of the beach either..so she and Chloee would take off and do their own thing. Which gave Bill and I a break and time to spend with friends. So skipping over the rest of the week...Chloee finally decides the LAST day there that she wants to try the ocean out again. Terri Valentine takes her to the ocean and gets Chloee used to it. {For some reason someone other than parents...kids usually will take to them a little easier and try new things I think} ANY WHO...I look to the ocean and see Chloee jumping waves with Terri! I was so glad she was okay with it and having fun!!! Bill and I {and Heather Porter a whole BUNCH...LOL} would take turns holding her over the waves, etc....she went under one time with me b/c I lost a hold of her arm..it didn't scare her but she was ready to get out then. You would have thought I did it on purpose since I had been telling her to get out for 5 or so minutes prior to that. It was GREAT. Oh and also, the pictures of Chloee and Dayne being buried in the sand SAY IT ALL.

DINNER AND CARTOON CHARACTERS
Okay..so we went out to eat one night at Yamato on Boardwalk. Since we had to wait 2 1/2 hrs to eat we had a cartoon picture made of Chloee and I. Bill says we should do one every year. Sounds like a cute idea to me! I am going to get a frame for it to go in Chloee's room...guess we will start a tradition to go along with Ocean Lakes! Also, at dinner, I had initially THOUGHT that Chloee would enjoy the 'show' at Yamato..boy was I wrong! I had to back her chair all the way to the wall. She wasn't too fond of the fire.

Note To Self: NEVER go to Yamato on Boardwalk again in the middle of July....Too hot inside, too many grills going and too crowded....

THE 'STRIP'
Chloee also went riding almost EVERY night with Melissa on the 'strip'..and SHE LOVED IT! Bill and I took her the last night and got a 1st hand show of exactly HOW MUCH she enjoyed it! She stood on my lap and danced away, sat on Daddy's lap and slapped hands...ohhh it was TOO CUTE!

ARCADE
Chloee and Melissa went to the arcade a couple different times throughout the week. Chloee would win 100's of tickets {which she called dollars} and wouldn't turn them in..she wanted to keep the tickets instead. Melissa talked her in to turning them in for prizes a couple times but Chloee would always keep a few tickets at least to bring back to the beach house.

PUTT-PUTT
Melissa & I {Bill had to go to the store} took Chloee to play putt-putt one morning with Dayne {Amanda and Russell brought him}..and it was SO cute to watch them play the game together!

OCEAN LAKES VACATION 2010

Pictures are in order from the night we "arrived" to the last day we were there. I will post more later about all the funny things that happened..but it took so long to get the pictures posted that I should perhaps start working AT WORK? ENJOY!

SIGNING OFF & HEADED TO THE BEACH!

Well I am signing off at exactly 12pm today and will not be back until Monday, July 26th! Ready for a great week of family, friends and Ocean Lakes, Myrtle Beach! Bill, Chloee, Melissa and I are heading down tonight! Melissa is Chloee's babysitter and a great friend of the family! What a great way to enjoy a wonderful vacation. Kelly Sellers says that there should be about 65 Cherryville'ians at Ocean Lakes this week! She is also going to try to coordinate a group picture of everyone on the beach. If we get that done, I will be sure to post it to my "Writings To Remember" along with all of my other snapshots via my cell phone. I know they aren't the prettiest, but it's the easiest for me and I KNOW I will actually post them if I take them with my phone. My camera and memory card....WELL....that's another story. Good Day Mates and Aloha Myrtle Beach!