A nice Saturday

After a week of health issues, a trip to the ER and a little cabin fever, Sam and I decided to take the kids on a little jaunt despite the thunder and rain that came to Richmond yesterday. We met a woman for a Craigslist find and then headed North to Fredericksburg, home to several Civil War battles (please tell me where in VA there wasn't a Civil War battle...) and The University of Mary Washington (please tell me where in VA there isn't a University...).

Sam immediately found the historic district in Fredericksburg, and we were lucky enough that the rain eased up, allowing us to peruse the various antique and specialty shops that this quaint part of town had to offer.

We first had to fuel up at the Capital Ale House, thumbing our noses at the newfound impatience that everyone seems to have with seeing children in a restaurant (I feel like everytime I read an article it is about how people don't think children belong in them -- we all have to eat, right?). We had a few high-pitched squeals from Quentin, but the kids were good and even provided us with a bit of entertainment.

We then enjoyed several unique and cozy bookstores,

Windowshopped,

Visited the best toy store in town,

Enjoyed a rootbeer milkshake and vanilla ice cream at Goolicks Pharmacy & Soda Shop, which they claim is the oldest soda shop in the country. Delicious!

And more than one of us enjoyed a cozy little nap. Forget the rain -- there is Oregon blood running through all of us, right?!