This past weekend Ben and I took the advice of our Stake President who advised married couples to go on an overnight date without children.  This was the first time we had ever left Hallie. In fact the most time I have ever spent away from her is a 5 hour Temple trip. When we considered going on this trip I knew exactly who I wanted to watch Hallie. Ben’s cousin Melissa lives about 30 minutes from us and she has 3 girls who just adore Hallie. I knew Hallie would be crazy spoiled and not even notice we were gone. I was right! Hallie just played, played, played!!! She never cried or anything! What a relief for me to know she was in good hands and that she was enjoying herself. Thanks again Orton’s you are truly the best!!!!

We stayed at the Historic Powhatan Resort.  This is the main building at the resort. (Not where we actually stayed) They give tours of the mansion and tell ghost stories about how it’s haunted.

This is part of our condo. We were not expecting something so huge and nice. We had two floors with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen with all utensils and needed cooking supplies, washer and dryer, huge jet tub, and living room. And the best part was it was cheaper than a hotel.

The grounds were breathtaking. We were able to walk around and explore in the perfect weather!!

Next we drove to Jamestown and took the Island drive tour. (We are cheap and didn’t want to spend any money for admission tickets to the actual town.) We learned a lot about how the first settlers settled on an Island and then abandoned it when they moved the capitol to Williamsburg. The island is mostly a marsh land now.

Our next stop was Williamsburg. We parked the car this time and got out and walked around. Again we didn’t buy admission tickets so we didn’t see any demonstrations etc. but it was still cool to walk around and see the old town.

After Williamsburg our last stop was Yorktown. This is where the British surrendered to George Washington and the colonists.

It was a wonderful and relaxing trip! I can’t wait until we can do it again in about two years. haha