Charelston South Carolina

This weekend was one of our best trips. We got to spend a day with family, visit more historical sites, and end our weekend with an afternoon at the beach. We fell even more in love with the east coast. The next two weeks are going to go fast and our trip back to Utah way too soon.

Friday night, Jason got off work a tiny bit early and we were off! The drive to Charleston went pretty quick with lots of bathroom trips and jamming out to the Moana sound track. We also got to plan our trip back to Utah, which made me a little bit more excited for going back. We finally pulled into our hotel at about 11:15pm. The place we pulled into was creepy and did not give us a good feeling. After finding out they did not have our reservation in their system, and seeing the last room they had left, we drove away on another destination to find a place to sleep. Our next stop sounded great, and when we pulled up it looked a lot better than our first choice. Upon arriving we checked in, got our room key, and headed upstairs to our room for the night. About 10 cockroaches and feeling unsure about the cleanliness later, we were on our way to another hotel. Three times must be the charm, because the next hotel was fantastic compared to the other two. We were finally going to bed at 1am!

We got up pretty early the next day to start on the adventures we had planned. After eating a good breakfast we zipped off to Charles towne Landing. It was a pretty neat state park, where we got to see animals, learn about the history of that exact place when the first settlers were there, and got a ton of walking it. It was so fun, and I must say…. I’m so glad we brought a stroller! We had lots of fun, and it was really neat to learn about the history of that place.

Daddy and his mini me.

We made an eagle friend, he was squawking at us.

Out cute little navigator.

A Cannon!!!

Carter is going to be just like his grandpa. He loves boats!

Next, we headed to downtown Charleston for some amazing BBQ. It was a bumping place, and driving down NARROW roads was nerve wracking! We were supposed to meet Jason’s brother there and eat together. We arrived about 45 min before they did, and Jason decided to order. The place (Nick’s BBQ) had you order first before you sit down (we were planning on getting a table and just waiting). After making a waitress a little upset with us and making us order, We found ourselves in a little bit of an awkward situation. When Scott showed up with his family, and half of our food was gone and the rest very cold. Once they got their food things seemed to be good and we had a really good time catching up.

Our next stop was Fort Sumter where the civil war began. We took a 30min Ferry ride to the fort located on a manmade island. It was so neat, and Carter absolutely loved riding on the ferry. He thought it was the coolest thing! Throw in his 9year old cousin Colton, and he was having the time of his life. He loved every second! As we were chugging along, we got to see dolphins jumping out of the water, and we saw some pelicans do some very impressive diving. It was a really neat ride.

Walking around the fort was pretty cool. Carter got to see more cannons, the adults got to run after the kiddos and miss most of the history of it all, but it was so good to be with family and so fun to be learning about American History. The hour we were allotted on the island seemed to go by very quickly, and before we knew it we were back on the boat headed to the mainland. I was a little sad about heading back too, because that meant we had to say goodbye to Scott, Kim, and Colton. We really liked spending the day with them.

Carter and Daddy checking out the sights.

Carter really likes cannons.

Carter and Colton. They were best buddies ,3

Getting ready to go back on the Ferry.

All of us at Fort Sumter <3

Once back on land, we visited for a little while. The boys played near a fountain and we tried to stretch our time for as long as we could. It seemed like seconds after however, we had to say our goodbyes and let them get back to their home in Florida. That’s when Carter, Jason, and I decided to go bowling. 

The boys at the fountain.

Now everyday Carter says, "should we go bowling>"

After having a fun time bowling the worst game in history for me, and splitting my thumb nail down the middle, we were on the search for some yummy ice cream. We settled with frosties and headed back to our hotel. Once there I was out within minutes and Jason watched Over the Hedge with Carter. Getting 15,000 steps really took it out of me.

Sunday was a fun day! We woke up, got dressed for church, eat breakfast, and headed to the Summerville South Carolina 1^st Ward services. Once Sacrament meeting was over, we jumped in the car yet again, and headed to Myrtle Beach South Carolina. It was a gorgeous day, and 80 degrees! There was so much to see and so much to do there. After parking and changing out clothes, we ate lunch at this yummy sub and pizza place, and then headed down to the beach. Carter absolutely loves the ocean, and Jason and I love to see him run and play. He tried to catch a whole bunch of seagulls and got soaking wet. Apparently the coldness of the water didn’t phase him one bit. There was a moment when I was so thankful for the beautiful world around me, and so thankful for my little family. I am truly blessed.

Myrtle beach

Carter loved being at the beach!

<3

My boys and the beach... is there anything better?

He's going to catch one, one of these days!

The ride home was pretty uneventful. I am going to miss coming home to this apartment here. I miss our little home in Spanish Fork so much, but this apartment has become a piece of us and it’ll be so hard to leave. We have 2 full weeks left here, and sadly I think they are going to go by extremely fast. Until next time, Happy Reading!