We decided to take the kids up to Kevin's parent's mountain house for a long weekend and enjoy a bit of cooler weather. It's always so nice to get up there, have the degree's drop by about 15, wake up to crisp mornings and have no agenda. This trip we decided to try out an easy hike Kevin had found online that said it was great for kids, and it was around a pond. Kevin went out and bought walking sticks for all of us in anticipation for this amazing hike. A few surprises were ahead of us. For starters, it was about a 30 minute drive on the parkway (which was beautiful, as usual) to the starting point. When we finally made it, we stared at a small little tiny pond and wondered, could this be it?? It was. Determined to use those walking sticks we made the grueling 4 minute "hike" around the pond.
Once back in the car we decided to stop at an old cabin we had passed on the drive up. It was full of history of the family and the land and truly fascinating to see what mountain living was like way back then.
We spent the other days flying kites, hiking our old stand-by hike 10 minutes away, and just relaxing and enjoying one another. I don't know what it is about the mountain air, but we all just heave a sigh of relief when we get there. The kids play together almost without incident, and it's such great family time together. I tried to whittle down my pictures, but it's just too hard. Lots of snapshots of our time together.
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