About a month ago, Jed surprised the family with a weekend getaway to Staunton, Virginia. It was a chance to get away from everything and just spend some quality time as a family of three. We had no idea what Staunton had to offer and were pleasantly surprised to find a quaint, small town with a strong artistic presence.
Jed booked a small loft in downtown Staunton which Imogen immediately loved for its open spaces (and no baby gates).
Here Imogen is getting herself ready go out on the town at 7:30 am.
We convinced her to take it easy and eat a bit of breakfast first. She was so proud of herself to be sitting in a big girl chair...
Dad doing a little breakfast prep or post-brekie clean-up.
The place was decorated with cool little trinkets and art from local artists. Unfortunately, I missed taking pictures of the ginormous insects that were on display in the little display windows between the bedroom and living room. (Think six inch moth and three inch spider...BLAH).
Staunton, VA is home to the world's only replica of Shakespeare's Black Friar's Playhouse. They have daily productions and tours of the theater. Unfortunately, kiddos are not allowed in the shows but we were able to take a tour of the building. Our tour guide was so excited and impressed to have met a real life Imogen. Apparently, Cymbyline is her favorite Shakespearean Play.
View from the stage.
Tiff just taking it all in from the balcony...
Imogen was less than impressed at this point and really just wanted to take a nap. Like always, she was a trooper and made it until the end of the tour.
We headed to a local park to let Iggy run around. She was a huge fan of the rocking dinosaur, swing, and train.
Jed booked a small loft in downtown Staunton which Imogen immediately loved for its open spaces (and no baby gates).
Here Imogen is getting herself ready go out on the town at 7:30 am.
We convinced her to take it easy and eat a bit of breakfast first. She was so proud of herself to be sitting in a big girl chair...
Dad doing a little breakfast prep or post-brekie clean-up.
The place was decorated with cool little trinkets and art from local artists. Unfortunately, I missed taking pictures of the ginormous insects that were on display in the little display windows between the bedroom and living room. (Think six inch moth and three inch spider...BLAH).
Staunton, VA is home to the world's only replica of Shakespeare's Black Friar's Playhouse. They have daily productions and tours of the theater. Unfortunately, kiddos are not allowed in the shows but we were able to take a tour of the building. Our tour guide was so excited and impressed to have met a real life Imogen. Apparently, Cymbyline is her favorite Shakespearean Play.
View from the stage.
Tiff just taking it all in from the balcony...
Imogen was less than impressed at this point and really just wanted to take a nap. Like always, she was a trooper and made it until the end of the tour.
We headed to a local park to let Iggy run around. She was a huge fan of the rocking dinosaur, swing, and train.
We happened upon this old cemetery and decided to take a look.
We are always surprised that we live so close to the South and were a bit shocked to find this huge memorial grave site where hundreds of unnamed Confederate soldiers were buried.
Imogen was fascinated by a zombie finger puppet she found in the car (one of many random things you find in our car and house). We thought it only appropriate to take a picture of her, her zombie, and the cemetery.
What better place to take a belly and baby shot than in front of a cemetery. Yikes. At any rate, here's the kiddo, belly, and Tiff at about 32 weeks preggers.
And such a fancy hat! Some super awesome aunty that loves her to bits must have given it to her...
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