When Daddy has a meeting that takes him to New England in the summer time, we can always find a lake nearby and tag-a-long...
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| Hello Vermont, You sure are a beauty! |
Indeed, as soon as I found out J had a meeting up north, I began googling nearby lakes and found Crystal Lake and Lake Willoughby. We found a small cabin to rent and had a blast!
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| Swim dock jumping |
The lake was crystal clear, relaxing (you have to be with spotty wifi) and the green mountains were gorgeous!
The kids played in the sand and swam in the water...
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| Master Sand Castle Builder |
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| Sail boat driver |
We had fun borrowing the camp's paddle boat...
Fisher Family Pic!
It was pretty rural, so I brought groceries and cooked a lot (plus, there weren't many gluten free options in that neck of the woods ;). We had fun making and eating doughnuts...
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| Breakfast of champions |
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| Bacon + Doughnut with chocolate glaze and strawberries = one happy Maddie Grace |
Lindsay was the queen of peace signs and bunny ears in all photos this summer. LOL.
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| Can this big girl be 9 in just a few months?! |
We would eat dinners on the picnic table overlooking the lake outside our cabin, it was lovely.
Andrew prayed over one of our favorite meals on vacation or otherwise, Reid Tacos and red chile sauce. Lindsay and Madison had fun picking wildflowers around the cabin to put in a cup to decorate the table... such fancy girls!
Andrew is all about dipping...
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| One handsome, happy lake fella |
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| Yum! We start em' early on the red chile sauce. |
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| Going in and double dipping. |
After a day at the lake there is nothing like a campfire with roasted marshmallows and smores...
We found a stable nearby that let Madison take a pony ride...
Andrew thought it looked fun and rode for the first time too! He likes being a cowboy.
We drove a short 10 minutes and visited Lake Willoughby, VT. It was stunning and so clear it looked like a tropical island!
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| This isn't the Bahamas... its Vermont! |
The mountains and water were the most beautiful I think I've ever seen...
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| This picture is sealed on my heart... Andrew 2.5, Madison 6.5, Lindsay 8.5 |
As we were driving there we saw a waterfall and stopped and made the kids take a picture...
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| Maddie, Lulu Bubs |
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| You'll never guess where this magical trail led us to... |
Funny story: We saw a trail next to the beach on Lake Willoughby and decided to follow it! It lead us in the trees along the lake to another gorgeous deserted beach. But as we got closer, we saw a sign that said "clothing optional"... needless to say, we were glad that there weren't any nude sun bathers at 10 am and we didn't stick around very long in order to avoid some super awkward scenes!
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| Loving their Dad |
But seriously, how can you not relax here?!
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| So shallow, J was way out there and it was only waist deep! |
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| The best books are read the beach |
True or False. The Fishers can spot an ice cream stand within 20 miles of wherever they are. Oh so true. We enjoyed our local treat, "Maple Creamies" i.e. maple flavored soft serve.
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| There was an old fire truck parked outside the ice cream stand. |
Andrew loved playing on the fire truck...
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| Madison had some fun playing fire woman too! |
This was the view from the ice cream stand... it was stunning!
One day we took a road trip to see the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory...
Stopped in a quaint ski town Stowe, VT...
and played some more at the lake. Jarrett has a photo in his office of the girls on a dock, and we take one every year of them in the same pose.
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| Sweet sisters |
This time we added Andrew to the picture...
On our way home we stopped off in Madison CT for lobster rolls...
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| Lulu playing some corn hole |
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| Me and my babies |
After our lobster rolls we decided to make a pit stop at the beach...
And of course, Madison had to take a picture in a town that shared her name...
Thank you Vermont for some precious family memories!!
