we've lived here for what, 3 years now? yes, that's correct. i've been to charleston how many times? two. once for a 4D ultrasound and once to take my boss to pick up his car. this is pretty typical for me. we lived in cleveland for 3 years and i never once toured the rock n roll hall of fame. well, finally, i became the tourist. woo hoo! we met my dad, stepmother, brother, sister-in-law and nephew there for the weekend. we did some pretty tourist-y things. i ate a lot. i took quite a few pictures. here they are.
roman will find something to play with almost anywhere
it is against sc law to have dolphins and whales in captivity, so it was nice to see this guy swimming free before we went to the aquarium

uss yorktown, pretty cool looking with the sailboats in front, i thought

he's no pablo, but this little penguin was pretty cute

didn't think i would see this guy at the aquarium

this shark was pretty cool looking

wall of fish

this tank is much bigger than freddy's, poppa!

oh hey dudes...we're gonna have a great jump today

*sorry about the dark pic* ro loved all the "big ones"

*sorry about the blurry pic* this is is new "wow" face!

baby alligator...we've seen bigger ones down here, but he's kinda cute!

grandpa and his grandsons

josh playing leap frog

isn't he handsome?

it may have been chilly, but there was no snow on the ground

doesn't dad look like guy fieri?

ready to go swimming

momma did
not bring her suit, poppa had to take the plunge

loves, loves, loves the water

taking a ride on the luggage cart

roman wanted to get close to the horse, but didn't want to touch it

we lingered too long in the chocolate shop...dad couldn't resist the ice cream...

taking a stroll with aunt colleen

yum...chocolate covered pretzel

pretty sailboats

momma, this fountain is fun!

just wanna touch the water

...and again...

say cheese

havin' a good 'ole time

riding on grandpa's shoulders

this is better than a carriage ride

i can see russia from here...

he finally got brave enough to pet a horse! i'm so proud of him!

hopefully it won't take me another 3 years to become a tourist in my own state!