On 4/4, after our morning in Yorktown and a stop for lunch at a Cracker Barrel, we checked into the Omni Charlottesville.  We decided to go for dinner at Citizen Burger on the pedestrian mall, so we briefly visited the children’s museum before the restaurant opened.

The next day (4/5) we went on a children’s tour of Monticello in the morning.  It was a beautiful day and the tour guide did a great job of keeping the kids interested.

After our tour we decided to walk back down the hill to the visitors’ center, and on the way we got to see Jefferson’s gravesite.  Apparently, this monument is larger than the one Jefferson initially designed.

Then we stopped for lunch at a fried chicken place before going to Great Grandmother Dorothy’s 96th birthday party.

We were all so happy to see Great Grandmother, Gram, and Wendy.  There were beautiful flowers and decorations, and yummy fruit and cookies and cupcakes to eat.  The kids so enjoyed helping Great Grandmother open all her birthday gifts!

And then we sang “Happy Birthday” and enjoyed cupcakes and all the other treats.

We had a wonderful time, and we barely had any room for dinner later (at Le Bizou on the mall).