• Travel & Vacation: Hanging Out on Daniel’s Island

    One of our favorite places to visit….Daniel’s Island (near Charleston)!

    Happy Brina Bee, she loves our trips to Daniel’s Island!

    As I was going back over some of our pictures from the last several months I realized I didn’t share with you our winter trip to Daniel’s Island.  The beautiful part about going to Daniel’s Island in the winter time is the weather is awesome.  Majority of the time you don’t even need a jacket.  The only thing the girls were disappointed about our winter visit is that the pool was closed (but that was only for a split moment)!

    Karlie thrilled to be back in Daniel’s Island at the “turtle” park

    Brina and Karlie hanging out in the white boat at the park

    Oh boy……Karlie caught something and is bringing it over to show me, love the silly smile on her face as she brings the surprise!

    Some serious discussions going on about how to take care of their big turtles

    Brina and Karlie put together mini pizzas for our lunch together

    Delicious Pizza!  I snapped a picture before she wiped the pizza sauce off her face, but she’s all smiles after lunch!

    Caught Brina doing twirls around the room after eating lunch….I think she’s ready for our next adventure!

    Karlie loves spotting all the USA Flags.  She insisted that I take a picture of the one flying over the tennis stadium.

    Brina and Karlie standing in front of the “astronaut” in TGI Friday’s!

    Brina played so hard today on Daniel’s Island she crashed instantly

    Karlie is asleep with a smile on her face after a fun day

    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!

  • Travel & Vacation: Road Trip to Charleston

    We recently went on a road family road trip to Charleston, it technically was a work and family fun trip combined. I am thankful for a wonderful time together exploring Charleston.  A lot of great memories were made that week!

    Brina and Karlie in Charleston!

    This is the pier near the Waterfront Park, you can get a good view of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge from the pier.

    Brina enjoying the slide!

    The girls loved the Waterfront Park, thanks Janet for telling us about this great park!  The park is directly under the large Arthur Ravenel Bridge.  It is great having the park under the bridge because the majority of it is shaded even during the hottest parts of the day.

    Karlie fun at the Waterfront Park.

    Karlie climbing on the jungle gym at Waterfront Park.  If you look above her head you can see the cement from the bridge above us.  You can hear all the traffic going along the bridge as you are playing on the playground.  It’s a great park and if you go they charge $0.50 per hour to park (they take cash, coins, credit / debit).  I was never able to get the credit / debit to work so I would suggest making sure you have cash or coins prior to going to the park.

    Brina spinning at the park.

    The girls do better at spinning then I do.  They thought this was so much fun standing and twisting around!

    Karlie doing her workbook at the hotel.

    Karlie and Brina thought it was great doing a few pages of their workbooks in the hotel.  They did really well!  Karlie made her own desk out of an end table and used the cooler for her chair, she was so proud of her “creative” desk.

    Brina on the Waterfront slide.

    Back at Waterfront park for more fun.  The girls loved the park so much they wanted to show Daddy so we got pizza, ate a picnic at the park and let the girls play so more.

    Karlie on the slide.

    Karlie having a blast on the slide at the park.

    Brina spinning.

    The girls thought these were awesome.  No matter how you sat in these stools you would spin.  I was surprised at how long they could spin, Mommy didn’t last nearly as long!

    Karlie still dazed from a big spin.

    These seats were hilarious.  Karlie lost a shoe on this spin!

    Daddy and Brina on the double swing.

    They had double swings under awnings along the pier.  It was beautiful and cool sitting together enjoying a swing!

    Mommy and Karlie swinging on the other side!

    We had a blast in Charleston.  The first day we spent exploring a little bit and enjoying some time playing at their beautiful park.  Thankful for a great time with the family creating memories!

    “A Vacation To Remember” series is a reflection on our recent trip and ways we relaxed.  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.  Go with a good attitude and looking 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!