Last Thursday we loaded up in the car and headed down to SC for a long weekend. We slept in a little too much that morning and made a mad dash out the door. We still ended up making the drive in record time despite traffic. Of course we only stopped for lunch and two other quick potty breaks. Needless to say it was a long day in the car and we were glad to get to Mimi & Papa's and get out of the car. Thankfully though the trip was uneventful and all 3 kids did pretty well. One nice advantage of a van is the space and seating arrangements. For the trip, we put Henry in the very backseat with P so that the captain's chair by Scott was open which came in handy for me to get back to and still allow Brandon to keep driving. We were in no mood to get back in the car in search of dinner that night so Brandon went and picked up Subway for all of us and the kids got to get their energy out and played out front with Mimi. We were all ready for bed that night. Unfortunately Scott did not sleep well and Brandon & I took turns dealing with him. He finally had a good stretch of a couple of hours in the bed with us (go figure!).
Friday morning we got ready for the day and headed over to Granny & Grandaddy's house for a visit. We were happy to see them and they enjoyed getting to spend some time with us and the munchkins. They took us out to lunch at a local BBQ place. It was yummy!!! We miss that kind of southern cooking and Brandon & I both ate too much, ha! That afternoon Brandon stayed at the house with the boys while P, my mom and I did some shopping in town. Then we all met my brother and sister in law for dinner. Thankfully that night Scott did much better sleeping even if it meant he slept in his bouncer the majority of the time :/
Saturday we had already had on the calendar a Doggette family get together at my sister in law's house. The theme was a pool party. It was so nice to get to see everyone and for all the little kids to get to play together. The water was a little cool but both P and Henry had lots of fun and were little fishes. Scott spent most of the day being passed around or relaxing in his bouncer. We had a great time! That afternoon/evening we went out with our friends Dustin & Celeste. We headed to downtown Charleston and had a delicious dinner at Bocci's then walked around the Battery as well as some of the shops before having dessert at Kaminsky's. It was such a nice time and we were so glad to spend some time with them! P also had a special night that night as my brother and sister in law took her to a Charleston Riverdogs baseball game. She had so much fun! She even got a mermaid painted on her face :) She shocked us when she got home later than we did, ha! :)
Sunday morning we got ready and headed to church. We went to Brookhaven Fellowship. Our friend is the pastor there and we just love the little church. P and Henry didn't even blink when I dropped them off at the nursery. After church we went to a local Mexican place for lunch. The whole Peal clan joined us and it was a good time. The rest of the day was quite uneventful as all it did that afternoon & evening was rain. However, that night my dad cooked dinner for us and my brother, sister in law, and grandmother came over. We enjoyed the good food and company! That evening Brandon & I slipped out after bath time and went on a little date. We did some roaming in town and had dessert at Starbuck's. Nothing grand but it was nice just for it to be the two of us for a few hours!
Monday was our final day in SC. I did some laundry that morning and packed up. My mom had to work but luckily my dad was still in town. He took P and Henry on some errands that he had to run then to lunch at Chick Fil A. They enjoyed the "Papa time" very much! Brandon and I took Scott with us and went to lunch. After Henry took a nap that afternoon we headed to our friends Dustin & Celeste's house so the kids could all play together and we could just hang out. We had fun and were glad we got to spend some more time with them. The weather that day was no better and it rained all afternoon which kept us at their house for dinner. Brandon and Dustin went and picked up Chinese take out for the adults and the kiddos had a pizza. After dinner we headed back to Mimi & Papa's house to finish getting our stuff ready as well as get the kids ready for bed. It was an early night for all of us as we had a very early wake up the next day.
Tuesday morning came bright and early as the alarm went off at 5 which was technically 4 am for us since we'd be going back to Central Time zone that afternoon. We got loaded up and hit the road. We had no problems on the drive and made fantastic time. We were back at our house by 330. It gave us plenty of time to accomplish all of our chores that needed to be done around the house. Brandon got the van all unloaded for me as well as cleaned out and tackled mowing the front yard. I was able to get everything unpacked and put away as well as complete a few loads of laundry. Brandon went and picked up Little Cesar's pizza for dinner. We then did our normal nightly routine with a walk around the neighborhood as well as bath time. All 3 kids were exhausted and were fast asleep by 8.
All in all we had a wonderful visit and enjoyed all the family & friends time we were able to soak up while there!!!! :)
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