But first, a fast and furious trip of Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg. You know, the first European colonies. We decided to get out of the house today. Sam made a good decision for the family by picking this spot. I don't get out much, so it sounded good to me as long as I didn't have to plan anything.
I made omelettes (I'm getting good at them, by the way). Sam loaded the cooler. We bathed the kids. We piled in the car just in time for Quentin to take a good, long nap, and off we went to take the scenic route for a little bit of colonial American history.
We'll take you to both places if you promise to come and visit us. We miss you.
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| Jamestown Memorial -- marking the birthplace of Virginia and the United States. |
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| Look who can't take his eyes off of Pocahontas |
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| 1907 version of an old Jamestown church. You could see the original 1600's foundation inside the church. |
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| Quentin showing off his new moves. |
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| Graves that were once concealed by a building. The Europeans did not want the American Indians to know how many settlers were actually dying, so they buried them in the ground within a building. |
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| The hat actually does fit him. I promise. |
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| Proud of himself for standing up |
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| Cutest stinkin' kid! |
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| Laughing at herself because she refuses to "say cheese." I think I won. |
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| A fast snapshot in the horse trough, before someone notices. |
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| Sass at the "wishing well." |
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| After Jamestown, we drove into Colonial Williamsburg. |
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| The College of William & Mary resides in Williamsburg, which sets the tone for the kind of town Williamsburrg is, as does the Bowden-Armistead home above. |
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| There were many sweet surprises on this visit -- we stumbled upon this very cute garden during our walk. |
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| Ada and I enjoyed this marketplace within the garden. A bit pricey though. Nearly $60 for a trowel. Yep. |
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| A shot of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church -- built over 300 years ago. Ada thought it was a magnificent castle. |
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| For real. |
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| A "beautiful princess" waiting with her father outside Bruton Parish. Best part of Ada's day. This town was amazing, swank and very classy. I am sure it is spectacular during Christmas. We did get various looks from passersby, as if they were thinking, "look who the cat dragged in." I could do without the snobbery. |
OK, now is time for you to laugh with me. I attempted to make costumes for Halloween this year. Epic failure. Ada was going to be Orphan Annie. That "dress" has now made its way to the costume drawer -- fortunately only a $9 investment.
I wanted Quentin to be Sandy the dog, but could only find dalmation dog costumes. Then I decided to make my own costume for him...future costumes will be store-bought all the way.
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| Thank you Aunt Stephanie, for giving this giraffe a fun Halloween! |
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| Humpty Dumpty. Go ahead. Laugh. As long as you're laughing with me. We did not make him wear it trick-or-treating. |
When did you say you were coming to visit??
