Charleston: Day 3

     On Monday morning, we planned on waking up early so that we could go visit a plantation. We didn't even need to bother setting an alarm because Connor kept us up almost all night. I think it was a mixture or teething, and not being at home in his own crib. We are going to be in trouble when we move because he doesn't seem to travel very well.

    We ate a small breakfast and left the hotel shortly after. The drive to the plantation was beautiful.

     After we bought our tickets, we were able to tour the gardens and wait for our tour of the plantation.

 Front of the house.

Back of the house.

   Our first stop was to go see the animals. There were a few ponies and a donkey. 

 Our favorite one.

 He was trying to smell/lick/eat Connor's feet, but he couldn't quite reach him.

     There was a very pretty bridge next to the plantation. After our tour we found a path that led us to it.

    They didn't allow us to take pictures inside the house, but it was beautiful. Connor was not on his best behavior, so Aaron and I had to take turns walking around the house with him so he wouldn't interrupt the tour guide. If we have had more time, I would have liked to have gone on some of the other tours they offered.

  The gardens were very pretty. Thankfully it warmed up a little, so we could enjoy it.

     After we left the plantation, we went back to the hotel to pack up our bags, grab Kylie, and checkout. It was lunchtime by the time we checked out, so we went to a diner close to the hotel before we went our separate ways. I had chicken-&-waffles and they were good!

They won't have this in Italy...

     After lunch, Aaron surprised me by taking me to the outlets. It was on our way home, so he was a sweetie and stopped for me. I bought a couple things, but our best purchase was shoes for Connor! 

He has such a wide food, that we had to get him size 5 1/2 wide. They were having a sale, buy one get one 1/2 off, so we got him 2 pairs. When we got home I realized we got one pair in wide and the other in regular. I was so bummed, but will just have to return them at the outlet in NC.... darn, more shopping ;)

     We had such a great time visiting somewhere new and seeing our friends. Next time we go (when we drop my car off so it can be shipped to Italy), hopefully it will be warmer and we can have another fun trip!