The Rich History of Virginia

After a very exhausting first day of vacation in D.C. and Mt. Vernon, day 2 of vacation needed to be a slower pace so the family could recover. We headed into Williamsburg and mosied around. We saw some of the colonial area and just took in the scene. It was pretty mellow.

Then we paid attention to our grumbling stomachs and stopped for brunch at one of the cute restaurants in the brick sidewalked shopping area.

Very focused on his coloring.

Cade got antsy at the table (as he often does), so Mike took him for a walk while I finished breakfast (Dylan was content to sit at the stroller next to the table). Cade found a new friend...a horse that he fed some leaves.

Then Cade led us back to our car and we made our way back towards our condo. Just down the road from our condo entrance, there was an awesome park. We stopped there and played for a bit.

Follow the Leader

I can't believe I didn't get more\better pictures of this playground. It was really awesome. There was a pirate ship, extensive connected walkways and even a old west set up. The boys loved it there!

We rounded out our lazy day with naps and feeding the birds. Right behind our condo was a small pond. Spring is baby season and there were a lot of them around us. Goslings and ducklings were all over the grounds. We enjoyed watching them and feeding them all week.

Dropping Food to Them off Our Deck

Our lazy Sunday was supposed to be followed by an exciting Monday. Our plan was to use our pre-purchased Busch Gardens tickets to spend a day at the amusement park. What was the biggest disappointment of our trip, Monday morning we found out that the park was not yet open on week days. Wah wuh! Totally a big bummer. Our one shot to go was the day we spent lazing around the day prior. However, as tired as we all were, we wouldn't have been able to enjoy it anyway. Plan B was to take a short drive to Jamestown and explore.

We drove the scenic Jamestown Island loop before heading back to check out the settlement museum.

Pelts

The boys liked looking at the displays in the museum and loved walking around the Native American and colonist settlements. They especially liked touring the recreation of the ships that brought the colonists over.

The state bird of Virginia is the cardinal.
Appropriate since we saw them all over the place.

Cade and I enjoyed watching (and hearing) the musket loading and shooting demonstration. I honestly can't say that the day was very informative for me. Walking through museums with a 2 and 4 year old doesn't allow much time for reading and learning. So, after 2 days of exploring the rich historical culture of that area, I learned not very much. But, it was fun to see anyway!