We arrived on Tuesday Night and got pizza for dinner.
You never know when "quality time" is going to happen. You can't plan it, you have as much time as you can and there is some quality along the way. We had just such a thing happen. We decided to go geocaching. Several caches were showing up just a mile or so from where we were staying. The GPS took us to Waller Mill Park. It was just an awesome place on an awesome day. We went looking in for a box that ended up being over half a mile deep into the woods. Finally we found it, along with great views of the river and Autumn beauty all around.
On the hike back to the main park you might have thought that there would be complaining and moaning but, instead, there was singing and laughing along the trail - it was a moment (quality time).
We didn't know if Colonial Williamsburg would be open or not on Thanksgiving Day but we found it in full swing. The girls played with horses, climbed trees, and talked with people dressed in real Colonial dress. Pop Pop had a conversation with a colonial Episcopalian about religion while the girls drank cold apple cider. The Christmas decor already adorned some of the buildings and it was beautiful. Somehow it always makes you feel proud to be an American.
Just a note here: swimming in Cold months takes special planning. Or, like us, it will include a very cold dash to the pool in your swimsuits and an indescribably cold dash back to the car and back to the room - just saying.
Thanksgiving Dinner was at The James Landing grill. We were the first to arrive and the girls took the opportunity to roll down the irresistible hill. Dinner was a great ending to a great Thanksgiving Day.
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