Annual Trip to Williamsburg

We usually take a trip to Williamsburg at least once a year.  This year we went in the middle of May with grandma and auntie.  We were supposed to go for a week, but between field trips and a fathers and sons camp out the Williamsburg week got shortened.  We made the most of our time there and it was lovely.

We had a unit with the hot tub again.  After cooling it down a bit the boys went in for a swim.  Tade was loving it.

Andelyne had fun watching.

We took a ferry ride to Chippoakes across the James river.

Chippoakes is beautiful.  Just the walk down to the water is gorgeous.

Cypress swamp with cypress knees. 

Arriving at the beach.

This is what it looks like all along the beach.

The boys found so many wonderful treasures.

There was a little hole in the shell that Andelyne was trying to look through.

On the way back to the ferry we passed strawberry picking fields.  So we pulled over to pick some to go with ice cream for dessert.  The rows were nice and raised which made picking so fast and easy.

They ended up not being too tasty, but the color was perfect.

Our ferry ride back to Jamestown.

The seagulls became our friends probably because Tade was feeding them crackers.  If you look closely you can see the cracker mid air as the seagull flies to get it.

Tade had a brave moment and was going to feed the gull from his hand, but then chickened out last minute.

Auntie on the other hand fed several seagulls.

On the way back to where we were staying we stopped by the glass blowing house next to Jamestown and a beach right next to it.  You can see the ships in the background at Jamestown.

Andelyne loved the little pebbles along the beach.

She really wanted me to take pictures on the rocks.  This one was a little slippery.

Back at out time share we had a pond out the back door.  The boys had fun poking sticks in the water and watching the tadpoles.

Seth found some slimy stuff in the water.

There was another pond on the plantation that had a gazebo over it.  Andelyne and I went for a walk to see the turtles in the water.

Here she is showing puppy the turtles.