October in Virginia

A few weeks ago we went to Virginia!
We were supposed to go to the beach in North Carolina with my family in August, but Hurricane Irene hit the week we were supposed to go.
We rescheduled our flights for October.

I was NOT happy about it in August.
But of course I changed my mind when October rolled around!

October is my favorite month in Virginia by far and I'm glad Nate and Scott got to experience it.

On this trip...

 

Scott LOVED hanging out with his Grandpa and Grandma. 

I think they loved it even more. 

And I think I loved it the most.  

Scott played silly games with Grandpa.

And went to watch his Uncle Wade swim.

  

And was a trooper when my Mom and I dragged him to the outlet malls.

My Mom and I sewed a beautiful dress for me (skills I don't have). And made washcloth elephants like my Grandma used to make.

 We played games like Ticket to Ride and cards.

 And my Mom made delicious food a desserts for everyone.

 

We went to Georgetown.

And Nate went to DC with my little brother.

 I caught up with old friends in the area.

We also went to Busch Gardens which is an upscale theme park that goes all out for Halloween!
It was such a fun day but all the pictures we took were on Nate's phone and his SD card broke.

 We ate at a few of my favorite places back home - the Bagel Cafe and Thai by Thai.

 Scott got to meet his Uncle Sam who came up from Charlottesville for the day.
They are kindred spirits.
You know Scott's adorable dimple?
Well he doesn't get it from me or Nate - but Sam has the exact same one!
Instant bonding.

It was a great trip. We love family and Virginia.

We did not, however, love the 6 hour flights with an 8 month old.  

He was a good boy overall. But when is traveling with an infant ever fun?

Luckily as always, the journey was well worth it!