Richmond Memories

I've been missing Richmond a little this week, so I thought I'd finally get around to posting a few pictures from our time there. Waaayyy back in the fall, my Aunt Mileta and Uncle Carter were visiting my cousin Jerrod in D.C., and they came down to Richmond for a few days, so we were able to hang out with them while they were in town.

Don't they look like they enjoy meeting Miss Cora?



We had so much fun!

We went to Jamestown and did the historical center/reenacted village thing. We saw lots of ships



And we climbed aboard those ships


And we even got to meet an old ship captain


Uncle Carter had some fun playing colonial dress up


And I had to get a picture of this


I kept referring to everything as "colonial X" or "ye olde Y" that day (you know, "ye olde musket" or "look, colonial vending machines!"), so I entitled this one, "Ye olde colonial hair: the Original Mullet."

I'm such a history buff. And these are just some cute Cora pictures we took that day




We also went to the lovely St. John's Episcopal Church, where Patrick Henry delivered his "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech. The churchyard is the burial place of George Wythe and Elizabeth Arnold Poe (mother of Edgar Allen Poe). Across the street is the house of Annabel Lee, and early love and namesake of the poem Annabel Lee (obviously). I don't think that's her car, though...


This is the church's exterior


Interior


And our fabulous guide, native Richmonder, and shown here with Cora doing a Sic'em Bears in honor of our Texas and Baylor connections (his daughter lives in Austin).


Just another cute shot of Mileta and Cora at the church


Random, but hilarious old sign painted on the side of a building:


Uneeda biscuit? Ineeda biscuit, too!

We visited an old cemetery where three American presidents are buried: James Monroe, John Tyler, and Jefferson Davis. Notice I said American presidents, not United States presidents.

Isn't this family crypt gorgeous? It was so tranquil.


The graves and monuments were lovely, but I thought you'd prefer to see us posing with Cora amongst the roses!




We also toured the Capitol building, the House of Burgesses chamber, and the grounds.





It was such a fun visit - so many cool Richmond/Virginia outings, and they were so good with Cora, taking care of her and being patient and understanding with all the ways that accommodating her might amend normal sightseeing activities. They seem ready, willing, and eager for grandparenthood...hint, hint (Landon? Jerrod?). I'm so glad they came. Love you guys!