Bertsch Blessings: 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!