And thats the way we became the Dombek Bunch...: July 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Summer Vacation #2

In July we took a trip up to MN to hang out with Greg's family.

We took a day trip to Duluth, MN

and toured an old ship:

And went on a train ride:

Then the next day we went to Lutsen, MN and rode on a Gondola and the ALPINE SLIDE!!

This was everyones favorite part of the trip!

Alpine Slide:

And we also hung out with Greg's parents and sister. We went to the lake, toured Greg's old stomping grounds, rode on the 4 wheeler, went and learned how they mine, played by the train tracks...

And picked "weeds" that look like Flowers :)

Due to some major family DRAMA this summer, we skipped our annual trip to San Clemente, CA and went to Myrtle Beach, SC instead!
Yes, we drove all 4 kids all 20+ hours. We expected the worst but it turned out to be awesome! On the way there Ellie didn't cry once in her car seat, we stopped for ONE lunch/potty break and had no accidents! It was pretty much a miracle how good it went! The ride back was just as easy. Our kids are car riding champs!
Anyways, we stayed at 2 different places in Myrtle Beach. The first 3 nights we stayed at a hotel suite with a bedroom and living room, kitchen, balcony with beach view, ect. It was right on the beach! They also had a lazy river, indoor pool, outdoor pool, kiddie pool and spas. We spent most of the time right on the beach in the water and then we would swim at the end of the day to clean off all the sand of course. The kids ALL loved the water. The big girls almost never came out of the water. The water was so warm, it was wonderful (much better than the freezing water in CA).
This hotel also gave us unlimited access to a water park(which we spent one day at) and mini golf (which we only did once).
Then we had an awesome Groupon deal to stay in a two bedroom villa....it was like having our own apartment. They also had a kids splash park and lazy river that we hung out at.
Here are a few pictures:

When we first arrived