We love the State Fair!  This year was our first time being more than spectators and we had a busy, but exciting blast.  The big kids showed goats two nights in a row, which left two days full of exploring all the sights and sounds. Some kind friends hauled our two goats to the fair [...]

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. [...]