The past 2 summers we made every effort to get to the beach even if only for a long weekend, but this year my sister and I decided we needed to bring back our family tradition of spending a week at Sunset Beach. Our family probably hasn't been in 15 (or more) years which is just sad. We loved that little island and have so many memories there. Sunset Beach is in North Carolina, but is only about 20 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC. Alaina and I booked a house, but because we decided so late we didn't get oceanfront. The great thing about Sunset is that even if you aren't oceanfront you are still so close to the beach. We were bayside and still had a great view. The island was just as we remembered it- family friendly, quiet, soft sand, warm water, a few shops and pretty much just awaiting relaxation. We love staying in Sunset and enjoying the open beach all day. It is never too crowded and you don't have people setting up on top of one another like you get in Ocean City.
The drive should take 8 hours, but if you leave at 8:30am like we did you are looking at an 11.5 hour drive! All the kiddos were little champs though! We stopped for lunch and ate outside to let the kids run free in the grass for a solid 30 minutes. Aside from stopping for lunch we had maybe one gas stop and a restroom stop.
We spent every day at the beach :) It was glorious. Nolan was obsessed with playing baseball the entire time (as he does at home). We had people walking by on the beach that would stop to ask how old he is and people asking if we have put him on YouTube. It is so normal to us that he can hit off of pitching so well that we forget it is not normal for a child that just turned 2 to have such great eye hand coordination. But after all, he has technically been doing it since he was 1. ;) Nolan was very hesitant with the ocean and waves at first, but after a few days he was jumping the waves and laying in the water playing all by himself! By the end of the week Ryan and Nolan were pretty much over the beach, but the rest of us stayed out as late as we could. My dad came with us and got to spend the week enjoying his grandchildren. We only ate out a few times because we were spending long days at the beach and then coming home and cooking. By evening the kids were always spent from being in the sun all day.
We did go to Myrtle Beach one evening. We went to Broadway at the Beach and ate at Sweet Carolina's BBQ restaurant for dinner. Yum. Hayden and Lincoln went on a few rides and Nolan was pretty much obsessed with mini golf. Seriously, he played 3x that week. The last day he convinced Hayden and Lincoln that they should all play mini golf, and so that is what we did.
We had a wonderful week spent with the family. I can not wait to go back again next year!
And now a look (and way too many pictures) from our vacation:
I'd say the car is packed. Can you find Nolan?
So excited that we made it to the beach!
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