Williamsburg

We had great fun as always on our annual tradition of going to Williamsburg right after Thanksgiving. Gramma Dennice was able to join us this year so that was a special treat. We started off at the Yankee Candle Village to visit with Santa. Laura would have none of him what so ever. She was absolutely terrified!! Poor Santa gave it his all trying to get her to sit with him, but no way hosay! Long enough to get the classice baby screams in Santa's picture and that was it. She's the first of all three of the kids that wants nothing to do with any furry character or Santa. Just another way she's broke the mold:) The Santa at Yankee is always so good with the kids and interacts with them a little more. The kids especially love the dark room at the village with the night sky that forecasts snow every 4 minutes to fall from the ceiling. After that we headed to the Christmas Mouse and Gramma bought them their ornaments and chocolate christmas countdown calendars this year. Bradley picked out a snow globe with his name on it, Alayna picked out a beautiful ballerina, and Laura got a gingerbread cookie because she loves cookies and that is one of her favorite words:) Of course she tried to eat it and bit the string off, but it survived. Then we headed to Merchants Square for a late picnic lunch, went for coffee and cookies at Aromas and let the kids play along the streets and taking it all in. The were so many leaves and they had so much fun playing in all of them. Santa was due to walk the streets in the late afternoon so we waited for him and then right after that we stayed for the Christmas Carol play that the Virginia Theater puts on right in the street. The kids remembered it from last year and loved it. This year they added some neat new twists to it. All in all it was a great family day and a fun tradition.