While Mom and Dad were here, we all went over to Natural Bridge, VA and took a detour to Charlottesville to see Michie (pronounced "Mickey") Tavern and Monticello (which had a wait time of 1 hour, so we saw James Monroe's house instead). Also, went down to the Memorial Wall on Memorial Day, but couldn't walk the wall due to impending "stuff", but would have been able to walk it after 3 pm, which, with 4 kids (Sarah came along too) was MUCH TOO LATE in day!!!! We ended up at the FDR memorial and the Jefferson Memorial, but no pix from Jefferson mem as it was under construction.
Date(s): May 24-26, 2003. Album by Leeny. Photos by Leeny. 1 - 24 of 51 Total. 1045 Visits.
enlarge 57KB, 576x432 1 MVC-001F Lunching at Michie Tavern.
enlarge 43KB, 576x432 2 MVC-003F Waiting for tavern tour (got to do the Virginia Reel Dance..whoooooweeee!!!!)
enlarge 45KB, 576x432 3 MVC-004F Still waiting..Dad took this pix.
enlarge 40KB, 576x432 4 MVC-005F Started taking room by room pix..but got old for some, so just a couple more group photos.
enlarge 41KB, 576x432 5 MVC-006F Laur using a quill pen, she found it quite difficult!
enlarge 44KB, 576x432 6 MVC-007F Group photo.
enlarge 39KB, 576x432 7 MVC-008F Don took this group photo...should be last of group one on the tavern tour.
enlarge 59KB, 576x432 8 MVC-009F As description above said, Monticello was far too long a wait, so we opted for James Monroe's Estate, was interesting, AND No Lines, No Waiting!!
enlarge 46KB, 576x432 9 MVC-010F His statue....
enlarge 48KB, 576x432 10 MVC-011F Connor didn't like to have to sit here for me to take this pix...
enlarge 76KB, 576x432 11 MVC-012F How bout this peacock??? Snuck pix in just as Connor was wiping out in the mud in front of this fence...nice peacock tho, eh?
enlarge 56KB, 576x432 14 1 MVC-001F Laur wanted to pose at each "station", this got old fast....
enlarge 55KB, 576x432 15 MVC-002F Colin was having a grand time, before his feet got to be reeeaaaallllll tired!
enlarge 65KB, 576x432 16 1 MVC-004F This was the Monocan (sp?) Village, minus the Monocan Indians that we thought would be there, oh well, can't have it all, eh?
enlarge 40KB, 576x432 17 1 MVC-007F We walked across this kind of Shrek scary bridge (well, for me it was scary) to the Salt Petre Mine...Don was lovin' this mine!
enlarge 60KB, 576x432 18 1 MVC-008F Ok, so doesn't look scary, but guess ya had to be there!
enlarge 54KB, 576x432 19 1 MVC-012F Our trek to the Lace Falls has ended in this FINAL group photo!!! Mud, mud, and more mud to get here, but this was final destination at Natural Bridge!!!!!
enlarge 57KB, 576x432 20 1 MVC-016F Boys were waiting for us to catch up....
enlarge 36KB, 576x432 21 MVC-017F I ask Connor to give me a happy picture face, this is what I get!!! Too cute for words, eh?
enlarge 55KB, 576x432 22 MVC-018F The politically incorrect zoo was very cool, but we had to feel a bit guilty cuz the animals weren't exactly in their own habitats (not even close!!!). Got to get up close to the animals tho, so that was cool.
enlarge 59KB, 576x432 23 MVC-019F Aha, the most fun part of the zoo...the PETTING ZOO!!! Not like your typical petting zoo tho, this was basically Llama's (HUNGRY, HUNGRY llama's) and very nice little donkey/burro thingies...they were very patient...
enlarge 84KB, 576x432 24 1 MVC-002F The three bears, they clicked their tongues and nearly danced a jig in a circle, was cute!
