Williamsburg Day One

Our first day of our trip was long...good but long.
Janea and I got picked up by Dan at 4:50am to make it to the airport on time. I had to be the first person there since I had everyone's boarding passes for the plane ride. We got through security around 6:30 and hung out until our flight departed a half hour later than we were scheduled so our 7:00 flight left at 7:30. We arrived in Chicago and quickly dashed through the terminals at Midway to get to our next departure gate only to find out that this flight was going to be delayed by 30 minutes as well. Two flights under our belt we arrived in Washington D.C and made our way to the Thrifty car rental place where we picked up our 12 passenger van. The kids did really well on the walk and bus ride to the rental place but we were all hungry and tired so we stopped for lunch.
After lunch we left for Williamsburg...it was about a 3 hour car ride and traffic was heavy! I was driving the van and it was very nerve wracking! I am not used to a vehicle that big and in an area of the country that I haven't been to but thankfully we made it to Williamsburg having only one stop at a Welcome Center along the way. We got checked into our hotel and then tried to figure out what we would do for the evening. We decided to visit the downtown area known as Merchants Square. We got to visit the first insane asylum ever built in America. We also visited some local shops and enjoyed being out of a plane and car and seeing the sites in Colonial Williamsburg. We ate dinner at a local coffee shop and enjoyed our time in Virginia. Upon our arrival back at the hotel the kids changed for a chance to swim in the pool and I got about an hour all to myself since I have a Chlorine allergy and was unable to go swimming in the indoor pool.
We all got back to our rooms and got to enjoy a good nights sleep as we prepared for our next day's adventure!