This year Caleb only has two weeks off, and it went way too fast. For the first couple days we hung out around Burlington and got ready for Caleb's family to come to town. His mom, dad and two youngest brothers came for 9 days. It was a very busy and fun trip. Like all vacations it was over too quickly. First we went to Ben and Jerry's and Stowe. Caleb's brothers loved the ice cream and cider. We went on a hike up at Smuggler's to work off the ice cream.
For the weekend we went up to Quebec and walked around old town and ate a lot of good food. Joshua had a good nap in the back pack
Monday we took a drive to Woodstock to look for covered bridges. On the way done we stopped in Montpelier and Sharon. Joshua found this street sign and was playing hide and go seek.
We also went to Shelburne farms. We visited the animals and garden and went hiking and swimming in the lake. Basically Joshua will get in the water any time he can.
It was a great trip and really fun to see the family. After they left Caleb still had a few days left of break. We have a goal in our family to go on a family vacation to somewhere different every year, no matter how short or exotic. This was are only chance for the year so we took off to Acadia national park on the coast of Maine for three days. Joshua did really well with the camping and Maine is really beautiful. The first night camping we realized that we didn't have a ran tarp or a lantern, so we had to run to walmart the next day, and of coarse the weather was perfect the rest of the time. We went on some hikes, saw some really cute New England towns and light houses, and went to the beach. To get to Maine we drove through New Hampshire, and to get home we drove all the way down the coast to Portland. Along the way we saw tons of cute towns and light houses. It ended up being a lot of driving but was a really fun family trip.
Now Caleb is back in school on his Surgery and OB rotation. We really miss him. To keep Joshua and myself entertained we have been taking a mommy and me swim class. He loves it and will not stop laughing and smiling. Caleb had a long lunch the other day and got to come play with us.
4 comments:
What a great 2 weeks you guys had! I love your idea of vacationing somewhere different each year. It must be fun to explore parts of the country you've never been too before.
Joshua looks like he loves his swimming class. I'm in a Parent Tot class with Jonah and he loves it too. I''m so glad to have a "Water Baby." A couple of my friend's kids are afraid of the water and it must make summer time so tough.
You captured so many great Joshua moments! Looks like you guys had so much fun.
Wow! You had a busy two weeks! I'm glad you had fun with your family. I will have to ask you about Quebec, I want to go there someday. Joshua is so cute.
Way to maximize your time. Love it!
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