Carolina Trippin

Mark and I flew back to NC to visit Chuck and Shana and the boys in Fayettville. It was long flight connecting in Phoenix and 4 hours to Raleigh. Summer and Madi had flown in the day before. We road tripped to Charleston, SC. Charleston is a clean city full of history and charm. We had a great lunch, sampled pralines, went to the aquarium, walked on the Alantic Coast and watched dolphins in the sea and the harbor. We were glad Summer and Madi could come, even though Madi wasn't feeling well.
Sunday we went to church and Mark blessed Cooper. He gave a great blessing and Chuck made a yummy BBQ. We relaxed, played with the grandkids and Summer and Madi flew back home that afternoon. We hope Madi is feeling much better now.
Monday we tripped back to SC and took the back roads to see the countryside. There are churches everywhere and there seemed to be a competiton among Churches to come up with the most clever signs. Some of them gave us a good laugh!
We went to Gaffney to see Marks favorite area he served his mission in and then on to visit with Chucks parents. We explored Greenville which is another clean city full of history.
On Tuesday we went to a Civil War Battlefield, it was really interesting to see history rather than just read about it. We visited a old cemetary and headed back to Raliegh to stay there since we had an early flight. We flew into Chicago and for awhile we weren't sure if we were going to fly out that day. The flight board was full of cancelled flights and while we flew out 2 hours late, we were one of the lucky ones to get out! It's a good thing we love to fly since we choose Chicago. We couldn't see any of the city from the plane due to the storm. We did come home to tons more snow and cold temps! Church had been cancelled last Sunday, due to the blizzard!!
It was beautiful in NC where one day it was 70! Felt like spring.
Thanks to Chuck and Shana for being great tour guides and the boys for playing games with us! We were glad to have Summer and Madi join us and we look forward to visiting there again. It was a fun time touring the area and visting with everyone!