Our final day in Charleston

     Tuesday morning, Greg and Lisa were up early, packing their van.  They rounded up all the children and left before 6:30am.  Mark and I went back to bed for a few hours after they left and then took our time getting ready because no one was scheduled to stay in the beach house again until the following weekend.  Weeeeellll, little did we know that they were serious about a 10am check-out time.  The maid service showed up at 10:30 while Mark was in the shower and Marcus was running around naked.  Luckily, they were sweet about it and allowed us to stay an hour longer to pack it all up. 
     Upon leaving, we went to John's Island ventured down a dirt road to see the Angel Oak Tree.  Depending on the website, the tree is said to be either 400 or 1,500 years old.  Either way, it's HUMONGOUS and very beautiful.  We took plenty of pictures, then Mark and Marcus played tag together in the park area.  Marcus just loved being outside and running.  It was a beautiful day for both. 
     After leaving, we drove back to downtown Charleston and saw a few more things that were on our agenda like the athletic facilities of the College of Charleston and the big suspension bridge.  We had wore poor Marcus out and before we could stop for lunch, he sleepily announced from his car seat that he was going to sleep and he'd eat after he napped.  We just love that boy!  So while he was sleeping, I made Mark and I peanut butter sandwiches so we could drive while the little one rested. :)  We did, however, stop in Spartanburg, SC for supper and Marcus was elated to get a blue balloon.   It was 8:30pm before we arrived safely back at our home, and might I add, it was MUCH colder than the beach.  Either way, it was a great trip out of town, but it was especially wonderful to see such precious family.

After his shower, Marcus was checking out the boats, one more time.

Our first glimpse at the Angel Oak Tree.

The branches were propped up all over the place.

This was a major no-no, but I couldn't resist a quick pic.

Family picture :)

Isn't this beautiful!?

Running around a bit

Playing his stick flute.

My two loves in front of a maze of branches.

Crossing the massive suspension bridge.