We did the driving tour to visit spots on the battlefield. We found a family of deer. Anna was super excited about seeing a buck up close. We won’t talk…
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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
It was a pretty big museum covering many aspects of colonial life, purpose for the war and info about the war. Out back, they had an encampment and colonial tobacco…
Continue readingWilliamsburg RV & Camping Resort
This RV park had an amazing indoor pool. Sean took the kids almost every night. Anna and Malachi loved it! Caleb and I did Caleb’s bootcamp while they swam. Heidi…
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There were so many monuments through the battlefield park.
Continue readingWilliamsburg: Views from the day
We spent the day in Williamsburg. We walked all around and were definitely tired. Instead of taking the bus back to the parking lot, we walked back. It got dark…
Continue readingWilliamsburg: Capitol and Governor’s Palace
I really never gave much thought to how much of colonial life was governed by the English crown. Seeing these buildings and hearing about them really brought a new understanding…
Continue readingScience Museum of Virginia
We used our ASTC reciprocal program to visit this museum. The kids had a great time, and we didn’t even touch half of it in the couple hours we were…
Continue readingVirginia Capitol: Richmond
We visited the Capitol. We chose not to do a formal tour because the two younger ones are kind of over all of the capitol tours. 😂 However, our self…
Continue readingGlass Blowing
Glass blowing is considered the first industry of the Europeans on North America. They needed to develop a trade to continue having validity as a port town. The kids found…
Continue readingJamestown, National Historic Site
We visited the location of the first successful English settlement. On site, they have active archaeological sites. They also have a whole museum that houses the archaeological discoveries.
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