Family at Williamsburg

Lance and Thomas joined me at the end of the conference for a family trip to Williamsburg/Jamestown.  The heat index exceeded 110 on one day, which makes me thankful to live in East Tennessee. Here are pictures of some of our adventures.

Lance and Thomas at the Yorktown Victory monument

Thomas making a clay pot at Jamestowne

The family with Pocohantas

Thomas at the newly discovered Jamestowne church.
The identities of the four people buried in the chancel will be revealed later this month, so stay tuned!

Thomas with ALHFAM member Willie Balderson portraying a 17th century soldier and friend of Capt. John Smith.  Hands down, this was the most exciting part of the day, and one of the best first-person interpretations that I have ever seen at a museum. Willie gave Thomas a lesson on loading and firing a musket--and even let him keep the musket ball!  (Video of the lesson will be posted soon.)

Thomas peeking down the cistern at Great Hopes Plantation.  

Lance and Thomas helping stack the wheat at Great Hopes.

Lance and Thomas in the Governor's Palace gardens

Thomas beside a "pretty" flower

Thomas and Lance at the Governor's palace smokehouse
(Thomas requested that he be in a picture with "the meat")

Thomas helping head CW gardener, Wes Greene, draw water from the well

Thomas putting the water into the HUGE watering tub

Thomas watering a newly planted aster

Thomas picking a "White Wonder" cucumber

Thomas (with cucumber) and Mr. Greene.
Helping Mr. Greene in the garden was a real treat.
Thomas says he wants to be a "historic gardener" for Halloween.
I'm not making this up!

Interesting postlude:  I came to the conference with a slice on my hand and left with a shiner on my jaw.  I wish I could say the bruise was the result of me chasing a runaway horse, but alas, the cause was nothing that heroic.  The accident occurred in the hotel swimming pool when Lance and I were tossing Thomas back and forth.  Somehow, Thomas's head hit my jaw instead of the water.