Family Vacation - Day 4

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!

Before our official Thanksgiving meal (and a wonderful devotional by Granddaddy) Pop-Pop took the four oldest children to the mini-golf facility located on the resort property.  (Apparently Ruth did not play as well as she would have liked.)  It was a bit wet and they all came back with cold fingers, but they all reported having a wonderful time!

Family Vacation - Day 3

Yesterday was a slow-moving day.  After Daddy finished working on breakfast, he started in on preparations for dinner (Wednesday was our family’s day to provide dinner).  The kids got to watch a number of those movies that we save for “Winter Jubilee” (the holidays).  In the evening after dinner, Robyn shared with the family the new copy of Frozen that she received for her birthday.  Everyone enjoyed a big family movie night!



Just as an extra bonus, here’s a picture from earlier in the day of Henry trying on Pop-Pop’s hat!



(Click on either image to see a few more shots of the same two events.)

Family Vacation - Day 2

On Tuesday we went to the playground in the morning because rain was predicted for the afternoon.  The kids were so busy and active and Mama is such an amateur photographer that the still shots aren’t great, but there are a bunch of fun videos … including the zip line, Hazel being a little climbing monkey and Henry enjoying a good slide!  (Click on the image below for the rest of the album.)



In the afternoon various baking experiences were available to the kids.  Cousin Lauren invited the children to make sugar cookies with her in the Beck’s unit and she was joined by Ruth, Robyn and Henry.  Auntie Terri and Emma went over to Grannie and Granddaddy’s unit to bake muffins.


Ruth and Robyn kneading the sugar cookie dough with Cousin Lauren.


Cousin Lauren helping Henry to cut out a cookie.


Emma mixing muffin batter …


With Auntie Terri.


Cousin Rebecca, Robyn and Ruth decorating freshly baked cookies.


Cousins Lauren and Kendall decorating cookies.

Meanwhile, in Grannie and Granddaddy’s unit, others were relaxing in their own way …


Working on a puzzle …


And reading …

Until our bakers showed up to share some treats!




(Click on any image to see the full album.)

Family Vacation - Day 1

We arrived here at the Powhatan Plantation Resort late Saturday evening.  Sunday morning we attended church together as an extended family at Grace Covenant PCA.  Our first vacation adventure was a visit to Colonial Williamsburg Monday afternoon.


This is the whole group who attended, except for Auntie Terri who was taking the picture.  (Note: Lovely gal on Uncle Ben’s left is his brand-new fiancé Leah Hendrix!  Yea!!)


Here’s a shot of the girls sitting on a fence with Cousin Rebecca waiting for the Fife and Drum Corp to march past.


And here’s Robyn with the best seat in the house for a speech by General Washington and a firing of the cannons!

(As usual, click on any image to see the rest of the album.)

Snuggling

Last night Mama and Henry were snuggling on the sofa wrapped in a warm blanket.  Henry said, “We can lean against we-chuther!”