Monday, March 17, 2008

Colonial Williamsburg & More!

Heading to the Mexican restaurant.
Strolling Williamsburg.
Well, we had a really fun time with Cliff, Ruth & Billie Churchill, but they left entirely too soon. On Friday we all (yes, ALL - at the same time!) rode the 4 wheeler around the property. Cliff also gave the babies a ride. Riding the 4-wheeler ranks among Magnus' top 5 favorite things to do! It doesn't matter how cold it is outside. When he's on that thing he's feelin' no pain. Then Saturday we all went to Colonial Williamsburg. It was a gorgeous "70's and sunny". Although, last time we all went to Williamsburg (when Ruth & I were pregnant) it was a bit more relaxing, as our kids presented some brand new challenges this time. They did really well though, in spite of having matching colds and runny noses. (Magnus' first cold! Not something we celebrated.) On our way to Williamsburg, Ruth & I had to stop at Wal-Mart. Well, according to the guys, we were in there for a couple years, so to pass the time they started driving around the parking lot pointing the camera out the window at people. (They got an especially big kick out of a mother/daughter team who made obscene gestures and pretty much just totally freaked out.) Well, after Ruth & I finally emerged from the dreaded wife-eating store, we all headed on to eat lunch at a nearby BBQ joint. We were merrily on our way when suddenly we passed a policeman who whipped his car around and pulled us over! He gave Joe the old, "Driver's license & registration, please." line and Joe asked, "What's the problem, officer?" to which the guy just said, "I'll tell you in a minute." When the officer came back he explained that someone had filed a complaint that we were taking pictures out the window. Joe said, "No officer, we didn't take any pictures out the window - you may even see our camera if you like." The cop smiled and said, "Oh, that won't be necessary. Besides, even if you were taking pictures, you were in a public place and are allowed to take pictures of anything you like. I just got the call and had to follow up on it. Have a good day!"