Our last night of hotel life in Virginia led us to Charlottesville, home to Monticello – Thomas Jefferson’s homestead. We got into town late and were led by our hotel clerk to Charlottesville’s historical downtown mall for dinner. We ate outdoors and enjoyed their weekly Friday night music – this place was hopping and quite…
As with every single aspect of our vacation, we were completely impressed with the quality and child-friendliness of the Yorktown Victory Center. Hands-on exhibits, actors, camps, films and indoor walk-through museums made this yet another wonderful stop. In the Revolutionary War camp, we watched as a cannon was fired… plotted our war strategy… wrote journal…
Hang in there, I only have six parts in this series. On our whirlwind tour of Virginia, we visited Jamestown and Yorktown in the same day. In order to share several pictures from each tour, I’m writing two posts. Jamestown, VA has two attractions (each requiring their own ticket), Historic Jamestown and the Jamestown Settlement. …
One entire day of our vacation was spent in Colonial Williamsburg. This is a WONDERFUL walk-through town of real and replica buildings that house in-costume craftsmen who are working their trades… and allow you to help sometimes. Actors gather in the streets to reenact Revolutionary events… and play various parts as you tour magnificent buildings….
Norfolk, Virginia houses the largest US Naval Base in the world – and it’s huge! Just about everything in Norfolk seems to revolve around the navy including shipyard after shipyard similar to the picture above. We only spent one afternoon in Norfolk, but easily could’ve stayed longer if we had the time. Our main purpose…
We took a MUCH needed and long awaited vacation to Virginia last week – and it was SO much fun! We soaked up a lot in seven days, so I’m going to post a short series of highlights over the next few posts. First stop – Virginia Beach! This was the first trip to the…
I know I’ve been missing in action lately. Summertime is just too busy! So you don’t think I’ve fallen off the face of the earth, I thought I’d post a few scenes from our summer on the farm. Wildflowers are bouquets from God! I can’t help but smile every time I see them. (We don’t…
Summer wears me out. It’s all good, but whew am I ever ready to start school again by the time August rolls around! I have tons to post about, so I thought I’d do a giant post and try to fit in as much as possible. Hang on to your seats! A nearby church hosted…
Baseball and softball season makes for a b-u-s-y life. But, it’s so much fun. Fresh air, exercise, cheering on my children, encouraging other children – good stuff. This is Caleb’s 6th year of ball – 1st year in B-ball (kid pitch) where he plays 2nd and right-center field for the Red Sox. Their team is…
This is my Granny. She’s 88. She lives with my aunt and uncle in Alabama. Her health is declining and she once told me she would probably never make it back to Kentucky again. The Lord saw fit for her to be able to not only make it back to Kentucky, but have the energy…
What?? I have TWO children in double digits now?? Happy 10th Birthday Caleb! Caleb requested pineapple upside-down cake for his family party, and it just so happened that there were 10 pineapples in which to place candles. 🙂 (I had to make cupcakes for church friends AND chocolate chip cookies for his baseball team. …
As I was taking a picture of this the other day… I heard this zoom past me… He was off to help his Daddy. And when they were finished with all their manly jobs, the tractors were parked.
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