Sand and Biker Bars

Our first day at the beach was really fun! After the 3 hours it took us to get ready we finally headed out to enjoy some fun in the sun. At first Julia wasn't too sure of the sand or the water but she warmed up after a bit. She absolutely loved playing in the water and splashing around. Emma, who proclaimed when we arrived that she doesn't like the ocean, spent much of the afternoon laying on her belly in sand and water. And Lily, just being Lily had a smile on her face the whole time we were there. Needless to say it is amazing where sand can end up. I think we brought half the beach back to the condo with us!

After we left the beach my mom wanted us to go with her and her friends to hear a band play that they know and really like. She told us they were playing "at a place" and there was a cookout and there would be free food. What she neglected to tell us was that "the place" was a biker bar. So we pull up and there are probably 60 bikes in the parking lot and no mini vans. Definitely not a family establishment. So, Paul gets out to tell my mom we won't be staying and I still think she doesn't understand why. Seriously, a biker bar is no place for a 5, 3, and 1 year old. Being that this is SC and I think they give all adults a pack of cigarettes for Christmas there was a ton of smoking and drinking going on. Now, I think biker bars can be very entertaining - just more so when you a. are not pregnant and b. don't have your 3 kids with you. So, to apease my mother we stayed for 20 minutes then left. We went to the arcade and played some games then to a yummy buffet for dinner. Then we came home but the kids to bed and we watched American Gangster. A very fun day!