Fun family! Fun days!

Wow. Just wow. It's hard to capture with words how much fun we've had over the last few days. Tim and Megan came to visit us on Sunday night. Having family here is so great; it makes our little place here feel a little more like home, instead of just camping out. There is a sense of wholeness when your family knows "what it's like" where you live. They know where you are when you say you're in the basement...or in the kitchen. It's kind of fun to have your space be known like that. Anyway, we weren't sure how the boys were going to fare with visitors and going places and doing things, but man, it couldn't have been better! On Monday, we took them to Bodo's for breakfast and then we took them around campus to see what that was like.

After that, we went to Little John's for lunch, which was...as usual...delicious and cheap! :) Then that afternoon, we braved Monticello with the boys. And it was SO great. Monticello is beautiful. The views are spectacular, the history is great, the tour guides are fun and knowledgeable. It's expensive...so we might not go back all that much! BUT, the boys were great, the company of our family and friends was delightful.

The boys loved "exploring" the grounds, in their own way, of course, which included digging in the dirt and making mountains, eating grass and leaves, and collecting rocks and sticks of various shapes and sizes. Having Tim and Megan with us was so much fun. They are great company and great friends. After Monticello, we went to Bizou on the downtown Mall for dinner. Without kids. :) Dinner was delicious, but the best part was that we sat outside and the weather was perfect. And the conversation was interesting and fun, too.

The next day, we braved going to vineyards! We went to King's Family Vineyard first. Oh. dear. We might go broke living here. The wine is so good and the vineyards are beautiful. Manicured, gorgeous. The owners were there and talked to us like we were old friends. They are Texans, by the way, so maybe that's why. :) At King's Family, they have polo games on Sundays, so we'll go back to see one sometime soon. We definitely came back with a few bottles of their wine. The Meritage is sooooo delicious, but they are all fantastic wines. We went to Cardinal Point Vineyard, too, and for a young winery, they are outstanding. Their Quattro wine is to die for.

That night, Tim and Megan left for Colonial Williamsburg. It was tough to say goodbye. We really enjoyed their company and can't wait for them to come back. Hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge. :) We can't wait for our next scheduled visitors, either: Susie in a week, and my mom and dad at Thanksgiving! It's going to be a great time.