Slices of Life

We had no plans at all for our very last day of vacation, but after looking around we decided to head back to Madeira beach and John's pass. We did a bit of shopping, ate a fantastic lunch at The Friendly fisherman, and headed out on a pirate ship adventure. Some of the stores we visited  The restaurant where we ate lunch We boarded our ship and set sail.   Before boarding all the boys were given paper pirate hats and we had a family photo taken.  It was a blisteringly hot day but once we set sail we had a nice breeze helping to keep us cool. Waving goodbye to John's pass  The kids were taken into the backroom and next thing we knew they came out running around the ship with water guns!  We all got a little wet (and some of us got soaked!) The kids all settled down on the deck to listen to a long pirate story while the adults watched the sights all around. The kids could have their faces painted, found some "treasure" and got to trade in their coins for som...

By far one of the most memorable things about our trip to Myrtle Beach has to be the night we went to see the Pirate's Voyage Dinner show.  It was amazing! I had stumbled upon this attraction quite by accident on Pinterest one day before our trip and after watching the short video on their site I knew my boys would LOVE it! Boy was I right! It was an amazing show and my boys had the best time.  They're still talking about the show and their favorite parts. Inside is set up like a giant pirate village  We enjoyed all the pre-show trivia questions We were blown away by all the decorations and details (like this map on the ceiling) We were entertained by singers and jugglers They had live California sea lions as part of the show & the pre-show  The boys were thoroughly entertained and the show hadn't even started yet! Once the pre- show was finished the door were opened and we were allowed into the dining and show area.  It was immense!  The show was spect...