Charleston Trip!

We just got back from our annual summer trip to Charleston and hated to leave!  We always have such a fun time and get to see lots of people!  This trip the girls stayed in the same room the whole time... and they loved it!  They would stay up late talking and singing each other to sleep! We went to the beach, had lots of pool and park time, Mommy shopped, jumped at the trampoline park and had lots of yummy food and company!

We flew in on the 2nd (the girls did pretty good on the plane...but thankfully Alston had drink tickets for us to use on the second leg)! :-)   There is something so special about being in Charleston for the 4th so we were excited to be able to do it again!  Tiffany and Steve were there for the weekend too!  Alston left on the 5th to go back and work but I am thankful I was able to stay and hang out with Trav, Mammy, Doo Da and the girls for the rest of the week.

This was VERY short lived! :-) 

Letting Hello Kitty see out the window of the plane! 

The first day we were there we went to the beach in the morning after breakfast (and after it rained).  It turned out to be a great beach weather!  The girls loved playing in the water and digging in the sand! This was Callie's first time to be able to walk around on the beach and play in the waves! They had a blast!

Heading to the beach! Riding in style! Thank you Tiffany for our new hats! And Mammy and Doo Da for our watering cans!

Loved playing in the waves! 

Building sandcastles with Doo Da

Alston and Travis digging a tunnel under the sandcastle!

For the 4th we hung around the house and swam in Mammy and Doo Da's pool all day.  I think Ella was in the pool for about 5 1/2 hours...she really became a little fish this trip! Alston and Travis' friends Jared and Katie came over with their new baby, Ollie!  We grilled burgers and hotdogs and had a yummy feast!

Callie and Ollie

Travis being patriotic! 

Eating lunch by the pool!

Jumping off the "diving board"!

Swimming with Steve!

Resting with Daddy and Doo Da!

Katie and Ollie

Alston unfortunately had to fly back home on Sunday but he and Trav got one last round of golf in before he flew out.  The girls and Doo Da had a tea party and we swam some more with Travis (Doo Da bought Ella some goggles and she loved them)!

Tea party with Doo Da!

Loving her new goggles!

Resting with uncle T-bone!

Doo Da had Monday off work so we decided to take the girls to the beach again since we had an extra set of hands!  We packed a lunch for the girls so they could have a picnic out there.  We had another great beach day!

Me and my girls!

Helping Doo Da dig a hole

Burying Doo Da!

Burying Ella! 

Sweet girl after nap!

Blowing bubbles and having a dance party with Mammy!

Eating boiled peanuts with Travis!

Tuesday we hung around the house and had a park and pool day and I went shopping some!

Wednesday the trampoline park, Sky Zone, had "Toddler Time" so we went to that from 9-10 so the girls could jump! I went shopping in the afternoon and the girls swam with Mammy and Doo Da!

Loves jumping in the foam blocks!

Eating a treat after jumping! 

John and Debbie's neighbor, Betty brought the girls a "doggy" cake for a treat! 

Watching shows before bed!

Thursday we had one more park and pool day at the house before we left for Greenville/Spartanburg for the weekend (Mommy even got in the pool and got her hair wet!) :-) The girls had a picnic dinner by the pool!

Pretty girl at the park with Mammy!

Sweet girl under the waterfall! 

Relaxing in the pool!

Dinner by the pool!

Friday, Mammy, the girls and I headed out for Spartanburg to see Mama, Papa, Pat, J,  Jake and Keri, and Laylous!  We had a great visit and it was so good to see everyone! Thankfully Dee Dee had bought a few toys to keep at Mama's so the girls had stuff to play with!  That evening we headed to Greenville to stay in a hotel but that didn't go as planned (their housekeepers quit and they didn't have any rooms cleaned) so we picked up Alston at the airport and stayed with Meme and Papa, thankfully they had enough room for all of us!  Ella slept with Mammy in her bed and Callie in the pack n' play in their room and Alston and I were in a room.

Mammy climbed in the back seat to try and calm the girls down

Mama feeding Callie

Mama and Ella

Keri and Callie

Mama and the girls

Laylous and Callie

Uncle J taught Callie how to cross her legs! 

Jake and Ella

Love this picture of Papa and Callie

Laylous and Callie

Pat and Callie

This has NEVER happened!  Fell dead asleep on the way to the hotel! 

Saturday we got up and drove back to Spartanburg to see Mama and Papa one more time.  Then we headed back to Meme and Papas for lunch and to celebrate Tim's birthday! After Callie's nap we headed over to Debbie's sister, Terry's house for a quick visit before going to the hotel.

Katie and Ella

Pat and Callie

Singing Frozen with Katie! 

LOVE this picture...playing the quiet game with Katie! 

Emily and Ella

Emily Christine and Callie Christine! 

Papa and the girls! 

Callie giving Mama a kiss!

Katie crossing her legs with Callie!

Meme and Callie

Key Lime Pie for Tim and cupcakes for the girls! 

So excited to sing happy birthday and blow out candles!

Helping Meme water her tomatoes! 

Saying good-bye to Papa

Callie and Terry

Playing the piano

Callie, Terry, Ella and Mammy

Sunday we had an adventure getting home!  We flew from GSP to Houston and then our flight from Houston to Dallas was cancelled!  We ended up renting a car and driving to Dallas instead of waiting at the airport for 4 hours with the girls!

Plane ride home!

Waiting on Daddy to get all the luggage and get on the shuttle to the car rental place

We had such a great trip, I always hate for it to be over.  Already looking forward to next summer!
Thank you everyone for such a great trip!!