Williamsburg, VA

More from when we visited family earlier in May.  Since we were so close and haven't been there in years we took a ride (only 45 min. away) to Williamsburg, VA.  I'll start off by saying it was Hot! Hot! Hot! in the 90's!  now remember we came from good ole CT. where it was only 50's so going from 50 to 90 is a big difference.  Anyway we had a nice time walking around the shops and gardens at Williamsburg. 

Check out this budding new photographer!

Check out the budding new photographer.  she was snapping pictures all over the place having a grand time.  Not so happy in front of horse and buggy...think the big horses were a bit overwhelming for a city girl.

Of course when trips are up to me I always find a stamp store or something to do with stamping soooooooooooo I found out before we left that Impression Obsession stamps has a warehouse in Williamsburg!!!  They are the company that created cover*a*card background stamps.  Anyway when I emailed they said stop by so I did.  I was greeted by Sasha (spelling?) at the door who is the office manager and so nice.  She showed me around their warehouse....where they press rubber....cut rubber....store products they sell.  If I was there with just my husband and not family I would have stayed for a much longer time talking and looking around but with it being 90 outside and only me being interested in rubber I left after about 15 minutes.  I did get to purchase a few of the cover*a*card images while I was there.  No pictures maybe another time.

swim practice - ear piercing - no stamping

Earlier in May we went to visit my brother and his family in Virginia.  Had a lot of fun and we always take one night to watch our niece at swim practice.  She is like a fish!!!  This group is called NOVA (don't know what it stands for) and they go to swim meets all over the surrounding states.  It always amazes me to watch our little (actually not so little anymore she just turned 13!) Kimberly swim. 

 O.K. now did I mention she turned 13!!!  she is now officially a teenager!  Her first act of being a teenager was getting her ears pierced. 

Now you need to know that our Kimberly is a strong girl in every way except with pain.....needless to say both her parents thought

she would chicken out but she didn't.  She looked completely terrified but she sat there and made it through the piercing with flying colors.  

Check out our brave and happy Kimberly!!!  More to come on our visit to VA.

Duck - Duck - Goose!

Remember that game from childhood?  Really has nothing to do with this post just thought it would be fun for a title.  My niece moved up in her swiming team so thought I would send her fun mail. In VA. they take swimming serious, she is in a group called NOVA and she has been in this organization for years.
 Didn't have a fish in my stash of stuffed animal but did find this duck actuall I think it is a platapus (sp?).  Add a tag and off to the post office to mail.