Vermont/New Hampshire/Canada Trip - August 2009

We saddled up and flew to Manchester, NH with three kids and two tons of luggage in tow. Once there, we loaded into the rented mini van and drove 2 hours to Cathy's house in Vermont. Kevin and Rachel started the trip off with a brisk 9-mile hike up and over Franconia Ridge in New Hampshire (post below). The next day we headed with Cathy and the kids to Montreal where we walked the city streets on our mangled legs and saw the Canadian sights, eh. For our next "hiking" expedition, we opted to ride the tram up Jay Peak. The Hannon's joined us for some great views and great photo opportunities (post below). The final tourist attraction on our vacation to-do list was Santa's Village. Rachel, Cathy, and Terry took five kids to the Christmas wonderland of New England (post below). We spent some quality time with family we rarely get to see for the rest of our trip. The kids had tons of fun hanging out with their cousins. They didn't waste any time, they played until they crashed, then got up and did it again. We met cousins that Rachel and the kids had never met before, and everyone was able to meet Kendall for the first time as well. She got loads of attention and she loved every minute of it. Everyone was great with her and Max. The climax of the trip was Jim's 50th birthday party. We listened to the band and danced the night away in the 40 degree temperatures (post below). Sadly, our vacation came to an end. We said our good-byes and headed out of the green mountains back to green flatness. We played, we laughed, we drank, and we have 10 million pictures to document the occasion.