Believe it or not, this was to be our last day of vacation. We decided to take a tour of Williamsburg Ripley's Believe It or Not museum. It was (mostly) a big hit with the boys. We bought our tickets and decided to go with the package that included two 4D movies. Since one was about to start, we hung around the entrance and wait for it.
See this moment right here........
What you are seeing is the birth of Dylan's new obsession, Transformers. After this, he discovered the animated series on Netflix and then got a Bumblebee toy for his trip to Dallas just two weeks after our return from Virginia. He's hooked. Then we went to the 4D movie. It started out well...boys had fun with the 3D glasses and were excited for the start. Then it began and the dinosaurs started thrashing out of the screen at us and we got the occasional spray of water. Neither of the boys appreciated the water and Cade sat in my lap shivering with fright at the dinosaurs. So, that ended up being our only movie of the day. We skipped the 2nd one we had bought tickets for.
Then it was on to the exhibits and everyone was happy again. Being a museum of weird and spooky stuff, Dylan was in his element. Cade loved it too. Here are some of the highlights.
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| Iron Man Statue |
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| Falcon Mummy |
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| Skull Bowl |
After the museum, we went across the street to the 1 of a kind, unique to Williamsburg restaurant called Chili's. OK, not exactly exotic, but kid friendly and close. Next door to it was a general store we wandered around before sitting down to our meal. The kids each got a souvenir that entertained them during our meal.
The rest of the day was spend napping and exploring the grounds of our condo complex. Can you stand the excitement?
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| Feeding the Geese |
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Baby Ducks!
I can't remember exactly what was happening in this picture,
but doesn't it look like Cade is going to scoop them up and hug them? |
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| They were so cute! |
Turns out we got to see lots of wildlife on the condo grounds. In addition to the ducks and geese we fed almost everyday, this little nature walk also included swan and turtle sightings.
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| Turtles |
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| Swan |
It was a pretty hot day. So, when we got around to some shaded picnic tables, the boys and I sat to cool off while Mike went to the store across the road to get us some cool water. While there, we could see the pool and Dylan decided that's what we should do that night.
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| Fuzzy Geese Babies |
So that's what we did. We went back to the room, changed into our suits and spent some time at the kiddie pool. Then dinner, packing and sleep. The next morning, we made the 1 hour drive into Richmond and had a pretty uneventful trip home.
It was a slow paced vacation for us. Nothing too exciting but we spent some quality time together and got to see a part of the country none of us had been to before. When Cade gets to be a bit older, we will start doing some travel that includes some longer flights and distances. Until then, we're going to do our best to stick closer to home (ie short flights).
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