A Full Day in Charleston

We LOVE waking up in Charleston, SC :) (It's even better after a good night of sleep.)

"Good morning, little brother! I loved sleeping in the same bed as you!"

I love this picture. Charlotte talking (typical) and Sawyer peacefully happy (not as typical, esp when Charlotte is holding him).

Love waking up to this handsome face. Bright eyed and bushy tailed.

We got up, had our hotel breakfast, got all ready, and off we went back to Daniel Island for our family pictures. My fabulous friend, Beth, took our family pictures that morning. She does NOT have a business but she does amazing work. I love her pictures. We took her a Starbucks gift card so she could indulge in some caffinated sweetness whenever she needs it.

Sawyer was pretty fussy during pictures but Charlotte was really good. I will do a separate post for them but they turned out great!! We LOVE them.

After our pictures we stopped and got a fattening lunch of fast food goodies and headed off to Sullivan's Island for a quick beach run. It was SUPER windy. Sand blowing everywhere.

Because of the wind, Charlotte basically had the beach to herself.

Sawyer about got blown away!

So priceless.

Alex and Charlotte were feeding the birds.

After feeding the birds, it was time to play in the sand.

The girl loves her sand and water.

Daddy insisted that they get into the water. Here is a scene from Baywatch.

That water was chilly but she loved it...in small doses.

Beauty

The world is your oyster.

This is what Sawyer and I did. 

Proof that he was there. His first official beach experience.

Charlotte loves her some "juice" in a cup with a straw. Such a big girl.

Perfect toes.

All of a sudden, Charlotte and her body realized that it was naptime. We had an allotted 1 hour at the beach (so we could get back to the hotel in time for check out.) However, we did not need that entire hour. She was ready to go.

Ready for night-night.

Sawyer was sick of his carseat by the end of this weekend.

We headed back to the hotel. We got the room all packed up, got the kiddos showered off, and got all ready for dinner and the drive back. 

Sawyer LOVES to be naked.

Charlotte made a few last minute phone call to Papa on the germ infested hotel room phone.

After we checked out, we went to our house to make sure it hadn't burned down and to make sure at least the outside was taken care of. It looked fine (they could work on a few things). Then we headed to N Charleston to meet with Julie... our realtor, our friend, our landlord. Her and her husband met us at Wild Wing N Charleston (DELICIOUS). We ate until we couldn't eat anymore. It was so good to see Jules. Charlotte loves her Aunt JuJu

LOVE THIS PICTURE.

Julie got to meet our newest addition. And go figure, she loved him too.

Love this picture too. It was a fabulous dinner. It was the perfect cap to a perfect day.

After dinner, we ran over to Northwoods Mall to get Christmas presents for some people. The store we went to was Charleston specific. We loaded up on gifts and got on the road back to the armpit of Georgia. It ended up being a six hour drive back too. Charlotte slept the entire time and Sawyer did pretty good as well. What a perfect trip....just wish it was 5 times as long. I really miss my friends. They ARE the family that I made for myself in Charleston.