Back to Reality!! Yuck!

Okay so we finally got away on a family vacation. It was the first time in 4 years that our family was able to take a "real" vacation. It was the first time we did this with 2 three year olds!! That is a story all in its self. So my three year old son Skyler decides while on vacation that it is time to start being a big boy and go potty. Don't get me wrong, I was so excited for this, but while we are on the road? He is so proud of himself and we even came up with a really funny song to sing each time he goes, don't worry I won't torture you all with that. He is my baby and he is growing up so fast. So one down and one more to go to get out of diapers. I gotta tell ya, having 2 in diapers at the same time is quite a challange. So back to the vacation. We went camping down near Norfolk, Virginia. We stayed at Fort Monroe across the bay from Norfolk. It was such a great place. The post has been there since the 1600's and the old fort they have there is so cool. It has a mote around it. The history there is amazing to see first hand. Okay so my idea of camping is not the norm. I don't do the tent, sleeping on the ground, waking up with a flat air matress, condensation dripping on your face kind of camping any more. My excuse is I am getting to old for that. So here is my idea of camping.



That's right I am completely whimpy and proud of it!! Fort Monroe had a beautiful lighthouse and I grabbed a couple of pics of that.





So as I mentioned we were right across the bay from Norfolk and my oldest son Tyler just LOVES Navy ships. So while we were there we got to see some coming back into Norfolk. We also drove over to the Navy shipyards so he could see them up close. I thought he was going to cry!! He kept saying, "Oh my gosh, I am shaking so bad!" when we pulled up to the aircraft carriers (his favorites). It was so fun to see him so excited about them. He has asked me to print off some of them for him to hang in his room. I am sure they will go great with his star wars stuff!! So here are some pics of the ships.





We also had the opportunity while there to visit Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. They were amazing to see. I am loving all this history that is so close to where we live now. These are places I never thought I would see in my lifetime. Here are some pics from Jamestown.









Colonial Williamsburg was amazing and I would have loved to have spent more time there, but one full day is pushing it with 2 three year olds!! I loved how everyone working there had to dress for the time period. Here are my pics of Colonial Williamsburg.











We also ventured out near Virginia Beach and went to Fort Story to see the Cape Henry Lighthouse. It was beautiful. My pictures of the old lighthouse did not turn out so great but I got a good one of the newer one. We also had fun walking down the beach. The kids were having a blast with all the crabs running around everywhere. I didn't like that so well. I got a great picture of my family while we were down there and a great picture of the sunset.







We finished off the vacation with a trip to Busch Gardens and the kids just loved it. My son Skyler who is three could not understand why he could not go on the roller coasters. Boy am I in trouble when he gets older. It was an amazing week and I so did not want to leave and come back to regular life. I really loved the area, it was so beautiful and I loved being by the water. I could see me moving to that area some day. So we are back home, back to reality and dreaming of going back.