Charleston!

I love water fountain pictures!

Really?

Barnes with his Bulldog!

Up to no good!

Sweet Gam and Pop!

Sae Sae!

If anyone can get us around Charleston they can!

Barnes  is so sweet!

Trying to see who is taller! The penguins or the boys!

Miles and Maria Pearl make great captains!

Sae hiding so she could surprise Maria Pearl.

Safety First!

Barnes and his pal "MUD"
Our family went to Charleston to see The Blue Hose of Presbyterian College play The Citadel in football.  Clay graduate from PC and Dean is a Bulldog so it only made sense to check out this game!  The boys and their girl had an awesome time.  Sae wasn't the only girl for the entire trip, our friend Maria Pearl joined us and kept Sae company!

Friday night we had dinner at the Buccaneer which was all things pirate and a huge fish tank.  The kids enjoyed the atmosphere!  A dinner party in the room above us was playing music from the Star Wars soundtrack so Miles was in heaven.  Pirates and Star Wars-it doesn't get any better for Miles!  He thanked me for taking him there!

Saturday we went to the SC Aquarium or "quarrium" as Barnes calls it!  It is absolutely wonderful!  Everyone loved the otters and the sea turtles!  I think the kids enjoyed the shrimp boat the most!

Then we headed to the BIG Game where the kids danced to the band, ate too much, and cheered a little too loud (even for a football game).  After stepping and leaning on every possible stranger around us it was time to go!  Barnes wasn't leaving without getting a picture with the mascot so we had to go find the Bulldog so Barnes could go home happy!

When we got back to the hotel (or apartment) as Miles called it, the kids went wild on the terrace!  Shoeless but not sockless, Barnes chased Sae, the raggamuffin Citadel Cheerleader, and Miles antagonized them both!  After a long night we crashed so we could get up Sunday and get some family photos!  Those went as well as you would expect.  My family is so sweet but they are not the easiest people to work with when it comes to pictures-If only the guys would realize that one day they will look back and be so glad they did it!  

Thanks Gam and Pop for taking care of us in Charleston!  We had a wonderful time and can't wait to do it again!