Monthly Archives: November 2008

deck the halls

deck the halls

last night we had a very cozy tree decorating party.  we worked quite hard to get all of our chores done to earn this reward.  …

 

thanks

thanks

(matching dresses – thank you, lam) it was a quiet thanksgiving at grandmothers.  not a lot of hoop-la…though anything grandmother does is completely beautiful.  em made …

 

one more stop

one more stop

yankee candle company has an amazing store in williamsburg.  other than just tons of candles, they also have dip-your-own candles and an area where it …

 

the last battle

the last battle

our final stop in our journey thru time was at yorktown where the british finally surrendered.  we were able to see the actual field where …

 

us around town

us around town

so we were the family with the big boy out front begging us, ‘can’t you go any faster???’, the big girl pushing the little girl …

 

the new capital

the new capital

after a while some settlers became angry with how the leaders were handling the few tribes of natives that were still around.  so they decided …

 

the fort and what’s left

the fort and what’s left

(saying hello to pocahantas) the jamestown settlers were the first permanent english settlers in the new world. others had come before but not survived. …

 

then came the ships, our ships

then came the ships, our ships

the susan constant, the godspeed and the discovery were the three relatively small ships that brought the settlers. the replicas are in the water …

 

before we were here…

before we were here…

in jamestown settlement we scouted out what life was like for the powhatan indians. we talked to three ‘powhatan’ women. we watched as …

 

trip thru time

trip thru time

we just got back from lovely virginia….and it was wonderful! it was our first ’sight seeing’ trip as a family, and it worked out just fine. …