We fill very blessed to be able to have my parents come to Charleston to spend Thanksgiving with us this year. We are definitely enjoying Charleston, but we miss our families terribly! Having my parents here, especially during the Holidays, was so much fun. The boys had been counting down the days until they got here, so when we got a phone call from my Mom telling us that their flight was canceled due to the blizzard back in Idaho, the boys were really upset. My parents ended up catching a flight out of Idaho Falls that same evening, but had to spend the night in the airport in Chicago. They got here the following afternoon. I know they were exhausted... but they refused to take a nap. Instead, they played with the boys and took them shopping. The boys know that they can count on Grandma and Grandpa to show them a good time.
The following day was Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful day, the temperature reached 80 degrees by that afternoon! My Mom and I woke up that morning and took a walk down to the Mount Pleasant pier. The view from there of the harbor is breathtaking. Then we got busy cooking. We had Turkey, Sweet Potato Souffle', mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade rolls, cranberry sauce, corn bread stuffing, pumpkin pie, chocolate cream pie and banana cream pie.
While we were busy cooking, the boys went in the backyard to fish. Grandpa took them to the store earlier in the day and got them new fishing gear. I was in the kitchen when I heard Brady yell, "Mommy ... I caught a turtle!" I ran outside and found all of the boys huddled around trying to get the hook and worm out of the poor things mouth. Once we got the hook out we put him on the grass. Macy, our little schnauzer, was bound and determined to get him. When the turtle ran to the edge of our yard and jumped back in the water, Macy went in after him. We had a pretty entertaining morning.
Friday we took a trip to historic downtown. We toured the sites and one of the old graveyards. We enjoyed lunch at one of our favorite places. I had to take my Dad to a place to get Shrimp and Grits while he was in Charleston. The food did not disappoint.
Saturday was their last full day with us. We decided to go to Boone Hall Plantation. It is an old plantation home, the slave quarters are still in tact. The plantation is beautiful, it is actually the place where the movie "North and South" was filmed. We had a great time. While we were there we took lots of pictures.
My Mom and Dad flew back to Idaho on Sunday. We were sad to see them leave, but we are excited to fly home to Idaho for Christmas in just a few short weeks.
