Sunday, October 14, 2012

Bertsch Family Vacation- Myrtle Beach

  For the first time in 11 years, the whole Bertsch family (with only a couple exceptions) went on a family vacation to Myrtle Beach. The gang included 20 adults and 20 kids, ages 8 months to 13 years, all under one roof! The house was gorgeous and accommodated everyone very nicely. It was right across from the beach which made it a lot of fun for all of those beach-goers. I on the other hand, was home most of the time with the triplets trying to entertain them in a house with tile floors and no carpet. At the time of the trip, they were army crawling a little but not yet sitting independently, so they spent a lot of time lying on their backs on the cold floor:(
 The crew did pretty well on the drive to and from with very few crying spells. Addy watched movies all the way down and Bella, next to Addy in the 2nd row of the minivan, kept her head turned almost the whole ride so that she too could see the television. The boys played quietly in the back oblivious of the entertainment they were missing out on. We packed our van full plus Charlie and Sharon brought some of our stuff with them in the back of their truck. Believe it or not, we managed to bring 2 swings, 1 jumperoo, several toys, 3 pool floats, 3 suitcases, a triple stroller, a pack n play, a large cooler filled with meat, a mini cooler filled with drinks, and a bag of movies and entertainment for Adalyn!
   The week turned out great. Everyone helped us so much with the kids. Adalyn was in heaven spending the week with her much loved cousins and the babies got lots of extra loving. Craig had a blast with his brothers at the beach playing volleyball and throwing corn hole in the evenings.
    Once we were back home, the babies demonstrated that they could in fact sit up independently, Mommy was just too nervous to let them on the hard floor in Myrtle Beach! They are really starting to take off. It's going to be interesting in the upcoming months as they are becoming more mobile everyday!
 

We got lots of looks on the beach with the big triple stroller and everyone was very friendly. The babies are definitely a good conversation starter.

 


       Arabella, Bronson, and Addy



    

My Little Firecrackers- Happy 4th of July

   Firecracker, Firecracker, Boom Boom Boom! I love the 4th of July and the beginning of summer. These are pictures from Craig's Grandma Rose's house for a parade.The whole family comes and eats breakfast and watches the parade. Grandma Rose is in her mid 80's and is just a firecracker  herself. Such a sweet lady. 
 The babies are 8 months old this month and doing great. Arabella's first teeth broke through early in the month and the boys finally broke through on the same day just a couple weeks later. It's so funny how Bella just breezes right through it and the boys wake up every few hours at nights with cries of pain due to their bulging gums:(
   This month the babies are sitting up with the boppies behind them. It's like it opens up a whole new world of fun when they can sit and play with toys.
  Adalyn is doing great and is excited about her birthday next month. She is a happy two year old and just loves these babies. My sister is due with her first baby in August and our family is so excited to have a newborn around. Adalyn can't wait and thinks she is going to have a little girl. Bella remains Addy's favorite, but she can get those boys laughing like nobody's business. She is such a blessing to have around. We are considering sending her to preschool this fall for a couple days a week. Addy talks about school all the time. Her daddy tells her stories about going to school with a girl named Rachel... not sure why he picked that particular name, since we don't know any Rachels, but I'm just hopeful God will miraculously put a Rachel in her class!
   Our vacation is at the end of this month, so we will have plenty more pictures and updates to come.