Travel & Vacation: Charleston Food, Lodging, & Fun

Spending some time in the hotel room.  Karlie is lounging as she listens to me read.

The girls are always excited when we go to Charleston!  They have a blast spending time relaxing and exploring.  We typically go to many of the same places but always try to squeeze in a few new adventures as well.  The kids make the trips more fun.  These pictures are from a trip earlier this year.  We stayed at the Marriott Hotel in Mount Pleasant.  It was a little further from Jake’s work so we had to drop him off in the mornings but it was located near a lot of fun activities.  We tried out some new restaurants this time too.

Brina’s turn to read a book to us

We ate downtown Charleston so we would have plenty of time to walk through the market and go to Battery Park.   Brina and Karlie enjoying their BBQ wings

Messy….messy…..messy….BB (I think she’ll need a bath tonight)

Karlie licking her lips after finishing my homemade & delicious she crap soup

Karlie and Brina sitting next to the moon in the “Moon Pie” store in downtown Charleston.

Jake & I had our own bedroom in the hotel room. It was the last available room in the hotel and it was a huge 2 bedroom suite (with a doorbell).  This was our first time staying at the Marriott in Mount Pleasant and it was awesome!

Our kitchen in the hotel room, loved having all the counter top space.

Goofy Karlie…..she must be the “cream” in the chair!

Wonder where Brina could be?  Oh yes, in between the cushions!

Dress Code sign outside a store in downtown Charleston. Made me laugh! 🙂 Some are listed twice.  My three favorite ones are:

“Bottom of Shirt Can’t Be Past Wrist”

“No Gold Teeth”

“Doorman has final say”

Jake picked up ice cream sandwiches for the girls.  We had a fridge but no freezer so they were a little softer than normal.  Karlie eating the one of the last melting ice cream sandwiches

Brina getting the last little bit from her wrapper

I am thankful for the many opportunities to create special memories with my family.  The girls are wonderful travelers and love to explore new areas so it is always fun having a few days to relax and check out an area.  When we go to Charleston we typically stay either on Daniel’s Island or in Mount Pleasant so we have found a few fun things to do.

The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.  Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.  Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.  It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.  Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.  You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!