Going old school...very old school.

We spent last weekend visiting Colonial Williamsburg.  The kids and I had gone during Spring Break and we were eager to return with Jeff.  I have to say this was by far the easiest weekend away we've ever had.  It was low key, low maintenance and no fighting/whining or screaming.  The kids packed themselves for our overnight trip.  This alone made it a pleasure to wake-up on Saturday morning and take us a total 5 minutes to pull our stuff together.  No diapers, pull-ups, crib, baby food, or stroller was needed.  We've come a long way!

We stayed at a Hampton Inn and Suites very close to the visitor's center and just 2 miles from where we would be going for dinner.  You couldn't beat the location and the room was a good size.  We each had own space to sleep (Jeff/me in the king size bed, Ian on the pull-out sofa and Sam on a rollaway bed) and we all easily slept anywhere from 9 to 11 hours.  That's pretty awesome considering we were all in the same room. 

We enjoyed our time in Williamsburg and got to eat at The Cheese Shop for lunch.  Jeff and Sam couldn't fully appreciate the madness/chaos/crowds the Cheese Shop offered.  Every hour thereafter during our weekend was a constant comparison to what we experienced at The Cheese Shop.  Fortunately the rest of our time was much more easygoing.  While Jeff and Sam didn't find the wait at The Cheese Shop worth it (for the record, Ian and I did), everyone unanimously agreed that the wait for a table at dinner more than made up for it.  Team Toppall has a new favorite restaurant that makes us all happy:  Food for Thought.  I believe if we were there another night, we'd go back and eat at the same place.  It was that good!  

For it being a holiday weekend, the town was not that crowded, which made it nice for walking around and checking out all the demonstrations/little shops.  Maybe that's because everyone was in line at The Cheese Shop. :)

In Front of the Governor's Palace