Family Trip

Last weekend we drove four hours North East to the America's Historic Triangle (Williamsburg. Jamestown, and Yorktown). We also made our way over to Virginia Beach. We had lots of fun plans, but unfortunality it rained and so we didn't get to do as much as we would have liked. But we still enjoyed the weekend.


I drove and the last 15 minutes of the trip Zachery about had it with the car and his car seat. And this is what happens when Daddy is in charge of keeping the kids entertained......
Yep, at 6 months, Zachery got his first dum-dum sucker. Thanks Daddy.

You can see how much he enjoyed it. And I have to say that it was indeed quit the last 10 minutes of the drive.

We stayed in Williamsburg but didn't get to see much of it. The price to really get into it was a little high. There were a few things that were free but most of it was costly and we didn't think the kids would like it much, being so young. So we decided to spend most of our Historic time in Jamestown and Yorktown, since it was a little cheaper.

Jamestown Settlement had a fun little Indian Village to walk around in, a Fort, and replicas of the three ships the settlers came across on, as well as a large museum describing the beginning history of the USA. We very much enjoyed.

The next day it poured. We were hoping to spend some time at Yorktown because they were going to be having some special activities since it was Yorktown's anniversary weekend. But we didn't want to get sick standing out in the rain and cold. So we drove to Virginia Beach and went to the Aquarium.

It was a small Aquarium, but still fun. The rain hadn't let up so aftwards we went bowling.

It was sunny and nice our last day, of course. We went to Yorktown for their big parade. RJ enjoyed practicing his sword fighting before the parade started, he put on quiet a show.

This is the Nelson house, the only home we were able to tour while in Yorktown. The kids were running around like crazy so we decided to give up touring anymore of the museums and shops.

This house is still occupied and I feel in love with it when I saw it. It was gorgeous, my kind of house.

Since we didn't make it to VA Beach, we spent the afternoon on the shore at Yorktown. The kids loved it. After which we had lunch and drove back home. I can't wait to go back and actually see more historic sights once the kids are a little older. Or maybe for a weekend getaway someday.