4-day weekend

I've been cutting Benjamin's hair for a while now, and I decided the other day that he really needed to go back to see a professional for as least one visit because let's face it, I'm not that good at it yet.

I was running late in town (after an OB appointment I believe), and I found out that Josh already had a haircut for himself scheduled, so we crashed his appointment (with the permission).

Before:

After:

She did an absolutely fantastic job on it, and I'd be lying if I didn't say I was paying close attention to help me along in my at home endeavors.  Among other things I noticed that I really need to work more on thinning his hair and blending.  In the meantime he might end up with more professional haircuts before things like picture day.

Afterwards we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner.  I enjoyed a lovely Cherry limeade.  God sent us a beautiful, fluffy white snow that evening.  It wasn't enough to stick to the roads, but it was enough to soak everything to the point that our freezing weather would make roads unsafe for the next day.  Alas, school was closed for Friday.

 Benjamin enjoyed extra time home with me while Josh went to work.  I spent Friday and Saturday doing an overhaul on my messy closet.

Athena helped me fold laundry.

 Sunday morning we went to church where Benjamin decided to wear sunglasses for most of Sunday School.

After church we grabbed some lunch and headed for an overnight trip to Gatlinburg.  We stopped at the Kroger in Sevierville, and Benjamin loved the car shopping cart.

 

We had a fantastic dinner that evening.

I love my sweet boy!

The next day we went to the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum, Ollie's (in Knoxville), and Litton's (in Knoxville).  Pictures to come later.  It's time for bed!

Williamsburg: Day 1

Our first visit to Williamsburg was actually the night of the day we arrived.  After getting checked in we made a quick turnaround and went to Shield's Tavern for High Life Below the Stairs which was a dinner show.

Benjamin didn't stay in his chair for long unfortunately  My camera makes it look much brighter in there than it was for the entire dinner and show.  He decided to stay in mine or Josh's lap for most of the evening.

  

The actors and actresses walked around during their performance, and they would talk to people in the audience (in between lines) while in character.

They were available outside for pictures afterwards.

 

We took a bathroom break and then waited around for a ghost tour.  It was a bit of a mistake to plan an evening that required Benjamin to be still and relatively quiet after he had traveled several hours in the car.  He was pretty good considering the circumstances.

The ghost tour was a nice was to start out at Williamsburg as we went around with a group and a guide and she told us stories. 

 Benjamin didn't care for it. lol

we took turns entertaining him.

My two men. :)

After all of that fun we went to a local grocery store and stocked up for the week (since we had a room with kitchen and fridge).  Benjamin's favorite thing of the night, and one of his favorite words for the week: bench.

The trip to Williamsburg

Josh arranged for our trip to Williamsburg to start on Friday afternoon.  He took off a few hours early, and our plans were to travel to a hotel in Winston Salem, NC to stay for the night and finish the last leg of the journey on Saturday.

It started with a car wash in McCaysville.  Exciting, I know.

We saw some lovely foliage and views on the way.

Benjamin took a late nap for part of the trip.

He watched the iPad which was mounted on the back of Josh's seat for a while.  He also FaceTimed with PopPop and Grammy.

This was our room.

I was impressed by the Paul Mitchell toiletries.

We awoke the next morning and had a continental breakfast.

Benjamin helped us with the luggage...kind of.

He had another opportunity to FaceTime with PopPop and Grammy.  Which he (and they) loved.

He played Peek-a-Boo with PopPop.

We saw thousands of day lillies on the way.

Benjamin took another nap.

Finally, we made it to the visitor's center!

We went ahead and got our tickets (which Josh had already paid for and reserved), grabbed a quick snack at their cafe (including some $12 refillable cups).

We went to check in at Wyndam Patriot's Place.  It took a few minutes since we were there before check-in time.  I appreciated their donation box in the lobby.

This was our room.

Benjamin enjoyed a short few minutes to run around  before we had to turn around and head to dinner reservations.  But, I'll leave that for another post.