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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Memorial Day
We hiked around Washington DC on Memorial Day to do the History Of Scouting Trail (HOST) hike. It was a busy day because there were a lot of people downtown. We even saw the President in his car as he drove over to Arlington Cemetery to lay a wreath.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Weekend Away
We decided to take Memorial Day weekend and go visit Busch Gardens Williamsburg. We stayed at the Doubletree that was right outside the gates. I feel like people who parked really late in the day were actually closer to our hotel than they were gates of the theme park. It was a super nice hotel and had one of the best breakfasts I've ever had in a hotel.
We left right after the boys got out of school and it took FOREVER to get down there but we knew the drive was going to be bad so we planned for a nice sit down dinner along the way and also brought the audio book Eragon to listen to. It really makes the time go a lot faster when you can listen to a book on "tape" instead of just the radio.
We woke up ate a great breakfast and were pleasantly surprised when we got to the park Saturday morning and found out they were open early!!
Evan was tall enough to ride all the rides, even the big roller coasters. That didn't end up happening. A teary eyed 10 year old came running out to me from Apollo's Chariot because he was just too scared. But oh well, I don't like roller coasters and he's just 10. He's got plenty of time to learn to like them!
Riding one of my favorite rides, the teacups -- called Turkish Delight!!
These two did Apollo's Chariot even though Evan didn't want to. Darren told Evan when he got off that Evan made the right choice, that drop was a BIG one!
We met up with our friends the McNerney's and their 3 kids all loved riding roller coasters. This first picture Darren and Ian are in the back row at the far end.
Their three kids are in the back row in the seats closest to us.
We left right after the boys got out of school and it took FOREVER to get down there but we knew the drive was going to be bad so we planned for a nice sit down dinner along the way and also brought the audio book Eragon to listen to. It really makes the time go a lot faster when you can listen to a book on "tape" instead of just the radio.
We woke up ate a great breakfast and were pleasantly surprised when we got to the park Saturday morning and found out they were open early!!
Evan was tall enough to ride all the rides, even the big roller coasters. That didn't end up happening. A teary eyed 10 year old came running out to me from Apollo's Chariot because he was just too scared. But oh well, I don't like roller coasters and he's just 10. He's got plenty of time to learn to like them!
Riding one of my favorite rides, the teacups -- called Turkish Delight!!
These two did Apollo's Chariot even though Evan didn't want to. Darren told Evan when he got off that Evan made the right choice, that drop was a BIG one!
We met up with our friends the McNerney's and their 3 kids all loved riding roller coasters. This first picture Darren and Ian are in the back row at the far end.
Their three kids are in the back row in the seats closest to us.
