The next morning, we woke up to bright eyed, screaming kids. We all went down to the Best Western's continental breakfast before packing up and heading out. Our next stop would be Williamsburg, VA.
Williamsburg didn't live up to the hype that I thought it would. If you are just dropping through, this is not a place that I would recommend. Almost everything interesting requires advanced tickets, and requires that you sit or walk while a tour guide talks you through it - definitely not a place for kids as young as mine.
We did manage to have a little bit of fun though. We looked through several shops and even picked up some home made candy in one of the stores. I enjoyed looking at the silver shop just because I think that the process of making silver jewelry is interesting. There were many pretty things, but nothing that I fell so in love with that I couldn't just walk out.
Matt was fascinated with the lingerie shop across the street. The lingerie consisted of full gowns that cover more that most people where outside these days. I thought it was kind of funny to see what was considered risque back then.
Ali spent most of her time complaining about the heat, and Erin decided that she wanted me to carry her the entire time. It made walking for a long period almost impossible. We did manage to get to where the work horses were so that Ali could say "hi."
Erin cried as soon as we got there because we told her that she couldn't walk to the side of them. The owner told us that it was dangerous and could frighten the horses. She cried for most of the walk back to the car.
Once back in the car, we were all grateful to get the air conditioner started. We all decided that the best option at that point was to get ice cream. So, we stopped at a Steak and Shake on the way and got everyone different flavored shakes. Even Erin got her very own banana flavored one. She was quite happy about that.
As we got closer to our final destination, we hit some traffic, but it wasn't so horrible that I was cursing by the end of it; so, I am thankful for small favors. It wasn't long before we reached my mother-in-law's house.
Once there, we sat and talked for a while in the living room and helped my sister in law find some good singing music for an upcoming audition at school. The kids enjoyed the time out of the car, and I enjoyed my time with their pet dog, Anakin.
The rest of the night was spent chatting and taking things easy.
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