Williamsburg VA

My mom came in town during the week of Thanksgiving. We had a great time lounging, eat, sleeping, shopping, and ever squeezed in a few adventures! We had our traditional Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday. And then on Thanksgiving we loaded up and drove to Williamsburg Virginia to explore and have a traditional Thanksgiving in an old Tavern! We LOVED Williamsburg! We really want to make another trip out there because there was so much to see and do!! We explored the old Colonial Town and then had dinner reservations at Chownings Tavern. Everyone was dressed in Colonial garb, and we enjoyed a great dinner! It was a really great day and week!

 

My mom helped me set up my sitting area while she was here! Before and after!

 

Wednesday night, enjoying our pre-Thanksgiving feast!

Funny story, Kade kept telling us he couldn't wait to have turkey on Thanksgiving. The problem was, we were having prime rib, not turkey. On Wednesday morning he woke up SO excited about having turkey. He even told us that if there wasn't turkey he would be reallllly sad. (This kid!!) So what did we do? We ran to the grocery store and picked up a rotisserie chicken and passed it off as the turkey. He even watched us "carve" it. Right here he was saying "mmmm mmmm this is a good turkey leg!" HAHA!

Here comes Nanny floatin' down the Delaware!

Chewin' on her underwear,

Couldn't afford another pair.

Ten days later, bitten by a polar bear.

Poor ole' Nannnnnnnnnny! *

When my mom and I were driving back from the airport she randomly asked how far Delaware was from us. I had no clue but thought it bordered Maryland. We checked google and found out to was a short drive from us. Nanny said for whatever reason she had always wanted to visit Delaware. So just decided to go! We didn't know where in Delaware we would go but with the state motto being "The First State" it was bound to have some neat places right? So that night we researched and narrowed it down to New Castle, Delaware. 

After lunch in Annapolis we piled in the car and headed out to Delaware! 

Here we are! And I have to say our first impressions were not good. The roads were bad, the towns we went through were dirty and it was then that Nanny said she was going to write a bad review of the whole state on google. Basically saying "Delawarians, you lied. This state is terrible!" We were all laughing so hard and even though our first impressions were bad we were having a blast in the car! Once we reached our destination were soooooo pleasantly surprised!!!! New castle is one of the oldest and most well preserved colonial towns. It claims to be the non-commercialized Williamsburg. It was SO charming! We walked around and just took in the quant town and crisp fall air! It was heavenly.

*Bryan had never heard of this jingle. What?! Doesn't everyone know that jingle? I can still clearly remember sitting in the front seat of my Aunt Kelli's beretta learning it and thinking it was SO fun to sing it about my Mimi. :) 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Nanny visits!!

A few weeks ago my mom came to visit us for a long weekend!!! We had some really really terrible weather but we didn't let that stop us! We talked, ate, talked, had wine, talked, and did a whole bunch of exploring! I can't wait for Thanksgiving when she comes back for an entire week! We have a bunch of adventures planned! 

The kids were sooooooooo excited to see Nanny! They acted like nuts and never left her side! 

Her first full day we braved the rain and explored Mount Vernon. 

The next day we decided to head to Annapolis since it is my favorite city on the planet. The sailboat show was going on which I'm sure is cool but it made everything crowded and blocked the gorgeous bay views. We are already planning on going back during Thanksgiving! 

After lunch and some shopping we loaded up and headed to Delaware but that deserves a post of it's own!