{"id":13630,"date":"2012-06-07T10:34:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=13630"},"modified":"2012-06-07T10:34:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T14:34:59","slug":"travel-vacation-pirate-park-charleston-creamery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=13630","title":{"rendered":"Travel &#038; Vacation:  Trip to the Pirate Park &#038; Charleston Creamery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220587c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13643\" title=\"Stopping to refuel.....so thankful the girls both travel so well!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220587c.jpg?resize=373%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220587c.jpg?w=373&amp;ssl=1 373w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220587c.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stopping to refuel&#8230;..so thankful the girls both travel so well!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We have been on some long trips with our kids (<em>over 40 hours of drive time<\/em>) which makes us very thankful that they both love to travel.\u00a0 They get excited when we tell them they will get to &#8220;sleep&#8221; in the van.\u00a0 The girls love it when the road trip is more than 5 hours because that means Daddy will put in the DVD player for them to watch movies while we drive.\u00a0\u00a0 They stay entertained when we we take the 2 or 4 hour trips as well with books, games, music, and more.\u00a0 It is always an adventure no matter where we go and the girls love exploring different areas as well as going back to our favorite parks or places we have visited in the past. \u00a0 The pictures in this post are from our winter trip to Charleston, South Carolina.\u00a0 Love seeing their smiles, watching them play, and thankful that they had a chance to relax for a few days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220597c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13644\" title=\"Karlie relaxing on the bench and blowing some bubbles.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220597c.jpg?resize=300%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220597c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220597c.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Karlie relaxing on the bench and blowing some bubbles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220606c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13645\" title=\"Brina checking out the pirate treasure chest full of sand at the &quot;Pirate&quot; Park on Daniel's Island.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220606c.jpg?resize=300%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220606c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220606c.jpg?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brina checking out the pirate treasure chest full of sand at the &#8220;Pirate&#8221; Park on Daniel&#8217;s Island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220605c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13646\" title=\"Karlie (you can barely see her in the middle in the black shirt) is checking out the sunken pirate ship\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220605c.jpg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220605c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220605c.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Karlie (<em>she is wearing the black shirt in the middle of the ship<\/em>) is checking out the big sunken pirate ship<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220611c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13647\" title=\"Brina climbing the lighthouse at the pirate's park\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220611c.jpg?resize=300%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220611c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220611c.jpg?resize=171%2C300&amp;ssl=1 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brina climbing the lighthouse at the pirate&#8217;s park<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220627c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13650\" title=\"Look out.....here comes Karlie!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220627c.jpg?resize=338%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220627c.jpg?w=338&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220627c.jpg?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Look out&#8230;..here comes Karlie!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220617c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13649\" title=\"Look out BELOW!!!  I can just hear Brina giggling as she comes zipping down the slide.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220617c.jpg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220617c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220617c.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Look out BELOW!!!\u00a0 I can hear Brina giggling as she comes zipping down the slide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220637c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13651\" title=\"Getting ice cream from their favorite ice cream store - Charleston Creamery!  After they select their ice cream flavors and toppings a robot puts it together for them.  The girls LOVE it!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220637c.jpg?resize=377%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220637c.jpg?w=377&amp;ssl=1 377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220637c.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Getting ice cream from their favorite ice cream store &#8211; Charleston Creamery!\u00a0 In this picture Karlie is choosing her 1st topping.\u00a0 After they select their ice cream flavors and toppings a robot puts it together for them.\u00a0 The girls LOVE it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220638c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13652\" title=\"Robot ice cream!  The robot is getting ready to make the ice cream.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220638c.jpg?resize=300%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220638c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220638c.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The robot is getting ready to make the ice cream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220643c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13653\" title=\"Mesmerized by the robot making the ice cream!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220643c.jpg?resize=300%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220643c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220643c.jpg?resize=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mesmerized by the robot making the ice cream!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220653c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13660\" title=\"Ta....Da......the ice cream treat is now ready to eat!  Thanks Robot! :)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220653c.jpg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220653c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1220653c.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ta&#8230;.Da&#8230;&#8230;the ice cream treat is now ready to eat!\u00a0 Thanks Robot! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 The robot only serves soft serve ice cream but you can get one of their many homemade flavors in a cup, cone, or shake!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Charleston Creamery has a place for the kids to sit and play with toys while you enjoy your treat too.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great family owned ice cream store.\u00a0 It is one of the girls favorite places to visit while in the Charleston area.\u00a0 For more information about their store, location, upcoming events, specials, or their newest flavor of ice cream you can find them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/charlestoncreamery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>The \u201cTravel and Vacation\u201d series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.\u00a0 It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.\u00a0 Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.\u00a0 You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stopping to refuel&#8230;..so thankful the girls both travel so well! We have been on some long trips with our kids (over 40 hours of drive time) which makes us very thankful that they both love to travel.\u00a0 They get excited when we tell them they will get to &#8220;sleep&#8221; in the van.\u00a0 The girls love it when the road trip is more than 5 hours because that means Daddy will put in the DVD player for them to watch movies while we drive.\u00a0\u00a0 They stay entertained when we we take the 2 or 4 hour trips as well with books, games, music, and more.\u00a0 It is always an adventure no matter where we go and the girls love exploring different areas as well as going back to our favorite parks or places we have visited in the past. \u00a0 The pictures in this post are from our winter trip to Charleston, South Carolina.\u00a0 Love seeing their smiles, watching them play, and thankful that they had a chance to relax for a few days. \u00a0 Karlie relaxing on the bench and blowing some bubbles. Brina checking out the pirate treasure chest full of sand at the &#8220;Pirate&#8221; Park on Daniel&#8217;s Island. Karlie (she is wearing the black shirt in the middle of the ship) is checking out the big sunken pirate ship Brina climbing the lighthouse at the pirate&#8217;s park Look out&#8230;..here comes Karlie! Look out BELOW!!!\u00a0 I can hear Brina giggling as she comes zipping down the slide. Getting ice cream from their favorite ice cream store &#8211; Charleston Creamery!\u00a0 In this picture Karlie is choosing her 1st topping.\u00a0 After they select their ice cream flavors and toppings a robot puts it together for them.\u00a0 The girls LOVE it! The robot is getting ready to make the ice cream. Mesmerized by the robot making the ice cream! Ta&#8230;.Da&#8230;&#8230;the ice cream treat is now ready to eat!\u00a0 Thanks Robot! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 The robot only serves soft serve ice cream but you can get one of their many homemade flavors in a cup, cone, or shake! Charleston Creamery has a place for the kids to sit and play with toys while you enjoy your treat too.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great family owned ice cream store.\u00a0 It is one of the girls favorite places to visit while in the Charleston area.\u00a0 For more information about their store, location, upcoming events, specials, or their newest flavor of ice cream you can find them on Facebook! The \u201cTravel and Vacation\u201d series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.\u00a0 It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.\u00a0 Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.\u00a0 You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[65,67,7,11,73,16,25,86,43,45,49],"tags":[2210,2233,2629,3890,3891,3892,3893,7623,7624,7732,9035,9036,9037,9893,10776,10777,11974,12948,14099,14718,15938,15939,17775,17777,18225,18226,18229,18230,18231,18232,18235,18379,20003,20006,21657,22960,25941],"class_list":["post-13630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-family-activities","category-family-outings","category-family-fun-2","category-intentional-living","category-kids","category-raising-multiples","category-travel","category-twins","category-vacation","category-winter-activities","tag-best-ice-cream-in-charleston","tag-best-place-for-ice-cream-in-charleston","tag-blowing-bubbles-at-the-park","tag-charleston-creamery","tag-charleston-creamery-homemade-ice-cream","tag-charleston-creamery-in-mount-pleasant-sc","tag-charleston-creamery-mount-pleasant","tag-family-friendly-ice-cream-shop","tag-family-friendly-ice-cream-shop-charleston-sc","tag-family-owned-ice-cream-place","tag-free-parks","tag-free-parks-in-charleston-sc","tag-free-parks-on-daniel-island-sc","tag-fun-park","tag-great-family-ice-cream-place","tag-great-family-ice-cream-store","tag-homemade-ice-cream","tag-ice-cream","tag-kids-on-slides","tag-lighthouse-at-a-park","tag-melissa-and-doug-toys","tag-melissa-and-doug-toys-at-the-ice-cream-shop","tag-parks-near-charleston-sc","tag-parks-on-daniel-island-sc","tag-pirate-chest","tag-pirate-chest-at-the-park","tag-pirate-park","tag-pirate-park-charleston-sc","tag-pirate-park-daniel-island","tag-pirate-park-daniel-island-sc","tag-pirate-themed-park","tag-playing-at-the-park","tag-robot-ice-cream","tag-robot-serving-ice-cream","tag-slides-at-the-park","tag-sunken-ship-park","tag-where-to-find-charleston-creamery"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-3xQ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}