Going back in time (Day Two)

On Day Two we toured the Capitol building and heard a speech by Patrick Henry. Later in the week we also spent some time at the playground and went to Jamestowne Settlement with friends. This picture would be the Capitol building.

Mr. Patrick Henry

Having fun at the playground

Leora and the LP's favorite part of our vacation - the shuttlebus rides!

Jamestowne Settlement Visitors' Center

An inside view of one of the Powhatan Indian houses

The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery

LP trying on the armor at the fort. It fit him about as well as King Saul's fit David.

Lunch with friends

Going back in time (Day One)

The first part of June our family visited Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA. Here are pictures from Day One at Colonial Williamsburg - Revolutionary City. We toured the Governor's Palace.

Sarah helped grind cacao beans into chocolate in the kitchen.

Note the bamboo-like, Asian-inspired chair (not real bamboo) in the children's bedroom.

The wallpaper in this room was made of leather with gold painted onto it.

Lunch was at Josiah Chowning's Tavern.

Sarah visited with Susannah, the Governor's daughter.

Leora and LP relaxed back at the condo.

Breakfast Cookies

A while back I posted about Cassandra and her breakfast attempts. Now I will post about something else. OBT's mother is an avid fan of both HSN and QVC. Because of that we have been blessed with her purchases over the years. Our latest blessing is breakfast cookies. Yes, you heard me right. Cookies for breakfast. Erin Baker's Breakfast Cookies nonetheless. They're all natural, easy as pie, and even the children enjoyed them. Check them out or give them a try!

Recent conversations

While we were in VA, we had to visit the pool. It is a must when we are on vacation. One of the things we do. There was a kiddie pool just right for the waders where we stayed too. When Case heard Cassandra talking about the kiddie pool, he later asked, "Are we going back to the cat pool?". The answer to that is, "Yes, we did."

Last weekend we were in AL, and Charity told Cassandra, "Don't kiss me on the mouth. That would be marryish." Now you know.

Listen to the . . .

Today is our first full day back at home from VA, and this morning as I was sitting in the sunroom waiting for the children to wake up and doing a little praying and thinking in the quietness of the morning what do I see but a second nest in our butterfly bush (which is taller than me and shades our sunroom very well). Cassandra joined me, and we talked a while. Then I asked her if she had noticed the nest. No, she had not. I asked her if she could see the tail feathers sticking out of the nest. No, she did not. As we drew closer to see them up close, the mother bird noted our approach and vacated the premises, but before she left the scene I saw that it was none other than our state bird - the mockingbird. This is the first time I've seen a mockingbird nest and because it is in the sunroom which we do not frequent this time of the year (too hot!) I am in hopes that she will raise her babies and not abandon them before they hatch so I can watch from afar through the glass.