Tourist in 20 minutes

We live in a great town.  Just about 20 minutes away from places that tourists frequent.  About once a month we will have family day in one of these towns: Mt. Pleasant.  We pack up the kids and sometimes a lunch and head down the interstate and over the bridge to be tourists for a day. 

Our first favorite stop is Memorial Waterfront Park

We brought our soccer ball and warmed up in the sun running in the parks grassy areas and then walked down the pier to see if there were any lucky fisherman.  We are never disappointed with the nice people we meet and the fish tales they have to share!

This gentleman called the boys “lucky” because he caught 3 fish while we visited with him.  Although none to keep, it was still fun to see 2 puffer fish and one pin fish.

 

 

 

 

 

We happened to come to Memorial Waterfront Park on Veteran’s Day.  It was nice to see the Memorial Statue and talk to Ben and Sam about how to the thankful for our freedom and some of the sacrifice that it took to get it…and keep it.  They are very proud of their Uncle Kenny, who is home for his 2 weeks of R&R from Afghanistan.  They can’t wait to see him this Tuesday and ask him all their questions.

We used our Yelp app to find a yummy pizzeria: La Pizzeria.  Delish!! The waiter suggested a prosciutto sandwich to me and Jason ordered a meat lovers and white pizza with mozz cheese,  ricotta and spinach slice.  We got a cheese and pepperoni for the boys.  Just look and make your own visual opinion…but my taste buds will argue if you don’t think anything less than amazing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then of course it was off to Trader Joe’s so mommy could do some shopping and Daddy and the boys could find TJ the turtle and get some yummy lollipops from the treasure box.  One more favorite stop before heading home: Menchies Frozen Yogurt! We get some crazy concoctions by our kiddos…but they love it.

We ended this great day with a yummy roasted Turkey Breast from TJ’s, sweet potatoes and maple roasted brussel sprouts then a toasty fire and smore’s…yes, we outdid it in the diet category of our day…but it doesn’t happen often…and we enjoyed every second of it!