A weekend through Virginia

After we took off from the beach, we headed through Virginia for the weekend. Our first stop was to Norfolk to visit my first college roommate Megan, her husband, and her sweet two year old Sophia.

I was lucky to be able to visit Megan back in December when Luke and I took a quick weekend trip to Williamsburg, so it was great to catch up with her after not seeing her for about 7 years! And it was great to see her again only 8 months later and for our kids to finally meet too! Luke had some errands to run when we first got in so Megan and I took our kids to the park for awhile and it was cute seeing them play together, especially Blake and Sophia.

 Later that night, Megan made us a great dinner at their house, the kids got to play and watch shows, and then we all spent the night there. Which was nice because once our kids went to bed Megan and I were able to stay up and talk, which is always a good time! The next day we went to church together, but Blake started running a fever so we left after the first hour and came back to gather our things before heading out. We tried to get a picture with the kids but they were all being a little silly.

 Then Sophia wanted me to take a picture of her pretty nails, haha she was so cute. The boys liked her too and gave her a big hug good bye!

Then it was time for me to say goodbye to Megan! It's always so great catching up with her and she was a wonderful host for the day, we had a great visit! I still wish we lived closer but I'm always grateful when we get the chance to visit, and hopefully it's not long before we see each other again!

After we left Norfolk, we headed to Williamsburg where Luke would be working the next week doing an audit, so we briefly checked into his hotel and then headed up to Richmond to watch the Redskins Training Camp Walk-Through for the afternoon. The boys had already gotten some Redskins souvenirs, these adorable fat Redskins players, which they loved and we brilliantly named them RG3PO and RG32 to represent their love for RGIII and Star Wars at the same time!

 The boys were pretty excited to be there and it was a fun thing to do as a family on a beautiful day!

 The boys getting some pictures "next to" DeSean Jackson, and their favorite Robert Griffin III.

  Although it was a free event, there was plenty of space to casually watch from a really close view.

 Luke thought it was fun watching them do some plays and seeing some of his favorite players and how they interacted up close.

 Poor Blake was still feeling a little sick but we had a fun, relaxing time.

 After they were done with their practice, a lot of players came up to sign autographs and things.

We didn't have anything signed, but Jacob did get to go up with some other kids to meet some players. He didn't really know what he was doing, but it was still cool for him.

On our way out we browsed the shop seeing if we wanted to get any souvenirs. Jacob really wanted a helmet, so we tried to compromise with a hat. I also found a cute one I kind of liked. 

 

But in the end we just settled for some foam fingers for the kids. Later in the trip I did find Jacob a RG3 jersey, so that will fit him for awhile. We also got some free stickers and Redskin bags so that was cool too.

 

Anyway, it was a neat experience and something fun and easy for all of us to enjoy.  Later that night Luke's team flew in so we did dinner together with them and the next morning I would head off to visit my family in Maryland for the week while Luke stayed in Williamsburg to work. We were glad to end our visit with Luke doing something fun!