Our Week in Williamsburg

This is going to be a long one my friends.

We spent the week at Williamsburg Thousand Trails ready to see some history, celebrate Easter, and Blake's birthday. I took so many pictures of our time here, it's hard to choose which ones to share.

On our first full day we set out to discover Jamestown Settlement, but were slightly distracted on the way there by a sign that read "Duck Donuts".

I am a doughnut girl...doughnuts for breakfast, doughnuts for dessert, doughnuts just about anytime. I just wish I could eat more than two without feeling sick or gaining weight. Why oh why does something so yummy make you feel so bad! Anyhow, we were excited to try out this new place.

Yes, that is a bacon maple donut and it is made fresh right when you order.

Our stop was worth it, I am in heaven!

After our little distraction we made it to our original destination. Jamestown Settlement is an amazing recreation of the first English settlement in America...the earliest beginnings of this great country.

The kids had a blast exploring, we went inside wigwams...

carved a canoe with shells

and made leather in the Powhatan Indian village.

We toured replicas of the ships used to cross the Atlantic...

and walked through the Jamestown Fort exhibit.

So educational...the museum was amazing, we learned about how hard it was for the first English settlers to survive, the real story of Pocahontas, and how John Smith was the first governor of the settlement.

Later that week we went to the actual Jamestown archaeological site right down the street from the Jamestown Settlement museum.

It was amazing to be standing in the same spot where the first English settlement was started...400 years ago.

John Smith, first governor of the Jamestown settlement.

Many artifacts have been found here...helping us learn about how life was for those who lived here. So fascinating.

One of the monuments at Jamestown...erected to honor the many graves discovered on the same site.

While in Williamsburg we celebrated Easter. Although we missed our family that day it was nice to go to church and spend the day remembering our Savior and all He has done for us.

Thousand Trails Williamsburg had some activities for the kids to participate in.

The girls colored Easter eggs...

and went on an Easter egg hunt in the forest, which was a first for us.

The next day was spent walking around Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond. The sun was warm as we strolled through beautiful spring flowers.

I just have too many pictures of the garden to post.

Our week in Williamsburg was extra special because our kids made so many friends at camp. They were busy from the time we woke to the time we went to sleep. We also met other families that travel full time, which was a first for us too. It was so nice getting to know them and I hope we can cross paths again in the future.

Blake celebrated his 11th birthday. We surprised him with a day at Go Ape...zip lines and mountain biking. He has no fear of heights.

We ended his birthday with a potluck dinner with our new friends and cupcakes. My sweet boy is growing older, he is so responsible and funny...and I am cherishing this time I have with him on the road.

I think that covers a little bit of what we did in Williamsburg...we really enjoyed Virginia. It was such a good week. On to DC, I'm sure I will have a lot more to share soon.