Fall Family Fun in Virginia

It's taken me too long to post on this...warning: it's a long one. Three weeks ago we traveled up to Virginia to visit with Granddaddy and Vivian. The weather was gorgeous and there was never a dull moment - Granddaddy had planned 3 days packed full of activities.

Our first adventure was a trip to what can only be described as a pumpkin patch on steroids.

There were slides of every size. M&E were in heaven.

There was also a hayride, which went great... until we stopped in front of a building on top of which stood a scary old man in an orange wig. M&E were not fans and made it very clear that they did NOT want to ride the hayride again.

And, there were farm animals.

(I know exactly how you feel, Ms. Piggy.)

We must have lost Brandon at some point, but don't worry, we found him munching on a bag of kettle corn.

We barely made it out of the parking lot before M&E passed out.

The next day we trekked up to Baltimore to tour the National Aquarium.

M&E were starting to fade on us here, but wait...

this'll wake them up.

The dolphins were my favorite.

Once outside of the aquarium, we took a poll on what to see next. The submarine was cool, but Eli had his eye on something else.

So, we ventured across the harbor to the U.S.S. Constellation.

Um, is this safe?

One of the lower decks was set up perfectly to accommodate nap time.

Next, we drove over to Cobb Island to see a boat that is still in action - Granddaddy's sailboat.

On our last full day, we went to what was one of my favorite places to go growing up - Graves Mountain Lodge.

They were having an apple festival. Oh, Virginia apples - YUM.

We made the long drive back south the next morning. As M&E say, "Granddaddy lives really too far." Nothing like a few fall days to make me miss Virginia! We had a great visit with Granddaddy and Vivian and look forward to the next one.