The Roome Report

For  Christmas this year our family went to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. I think we are starting a new tradition of going on a family vacation during Christmas time. Besides August, it's the only time of the year that Aaron can take off a week of work.  The flights there and back were so nice since we were in 1st class. I had so much room to wrestle with Audrey and Aaron there to tag team. How am I going to go back to general seating?!? Its nice to be spoiled every once in awhile. The picture below was taken right after we got off the airplane as we were waiting for our stroller.  The airport  was open air (only part of it was enclosed with windows) and had a beautiful thatched roof made of cana palm fronds.  It was really neat and was beautiful the second we stepped off the plane. We stayed at the Melia Cariba Tropical Resort. We picked this one because it had a Flinstone Kids Zone for AJ and Audrey to go to during the day if we wanted. Our room was a beautiful one bedr

 Aaron Junior just turned 7 and I wanted to journal his "favorite things" that he told his Grammie Roome on a trip we took in November. COLOR                  RED FOOD                    PANCAKES, CHEESE PIZZA CANDY                  COTTON CANDY POPCORN            MOVIE POPCORN W/ BUTTER FRUIT                   BANANA CONDIMENT      CATSUP OR KETCHUP DRINK                  EGG NOG, STRAWBERRY MILK SODA POP            ROOT BEER COOKIE                 SUGAR ICE CREAM         EGG NOG DESSERT              EGG NOG ICE CREAM HARD CANDY     SKITTLES, LIFESAVERS SOFT CANDY      GUMMY WORMS CEREAL               MAGIC STARS, FRUIT LOOPS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH YOGURT              KEY LIME PIE ICEE                     ROOT BEER SEASON               WINTER – WHY?   SNOW, SANTA, CHRISTMAS                              SPRING – WHY?   BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, FRESH SMELL                               SUMMER – WHY? NO SCHOOL, GO TO BEACH, FLYING KITES                                               

 Since Aaron had time off and we wanted to do something adventurous with his parents in town we ventured off to Williamsburg, VA.  None of us had been there and we all love American history so it was the perfect destination.  The drive was actually very pleasant.  Grammy sat in back with AJ and compiled a list of his favorite things. It was a really amazing list. They also watched movies. I read and kept Audrey busy and surprisingly she was pretty content just snacking (which she tries to do all day long), playing, singing, and reading. We were also lucky enough to have her fall asleep in the car, which is not an easy accomplishment.  Aaron drove the whole way while visiting with Papa and listening to Christmas and other music.  We arrived Friday afternoon and bought tickets for the following days activities.  It was very busy and we were really excited to start sight seeing. All of  Colonial Williamsburg has been restored to 18th-century authenticity, and walks you in the paths of the