Virginia Governor's Mansion

Cousin Colleen used her "in" when we went to Richmond (state capital of Virginia) for a tour of the Governor's Mansion. Her dear friend from when she lived there is now the Chief of Staff to the new Virginia First Lady. The Executive Mansion has been occupied continuously since 1813 and had many similar interior features as the White House. It was lovely. Minus Nickolas running up a set of wooden steps leading up to a bed and getting one foot ON the bed, the kids were well behaved. Nickolas even had a treat in the Governor's kitchen when the chef gave him a chocolate chip cookie!

Crawling on the front lawn with state capitol to the left (in white).

The Gov's kitchen.

Yum!

Touring the back gardens.

For more information:

http://www.executivemansion.virginia.gov/