Thanksgiving 2011

What a priviledge to spend Thanksgiving in Williamsburg.  We  have so much to be thankful for and it was a joy to celebrate it with our dear friends and travel partners in crime, The Stevens family.  We started off the day with a glorious sunrise and then spent the morning at Williamsburg.  On the way to Williamsburg, Stefan was very talkative and shared that he was thankful for Grandpa Bell because "he can make things in the shop and he takes time to have me draw what I'm going to make.  He might be the best grandpa in the world.  I like Grandpa Israel for hunting.  When it comes to kid stuff, I like Grandpa Bell better, when it comes to hunting, Grandpa Israel better.")  Walking into the vistor center, we were greated with the glorious sounds of the trombone.  What a nice welcome!!! The orientation movie was awesome and put a face with Patrick Henry (Virginia's Sam Adams).  It  depicted the strife and hard choices Virginia was faced with after The Boston Tea Party.  It was moving to see so many prominent leaders come together (from the suggestion of Thomas Jefferson) to pray.  They met on June 1 in Bruton Church where we will worship on Sunday.  The movie closed with a great quote, author unknown for me at this point....."If one wants to be free, one must learn to choose."  We went to the Powell home that had a lot of hands on activities for children.  Janae and Stefan loved trying out the feather bed, they both learned proper bowing and courtsey technique and Stefan learned how to weigh colonial money.  We spent the rest of the day swimming, eating fabulous food and swapping trip stories with the Stevens.  We enjoyed getting to visit with Nancy (Susan's mom) as we think so much of her. They are  heading back to Colorado and we will miss them on the open road.  It has been a blast to hook up with them and have appreciated all their trip mentoring.  We wish them safe travels back home.