Our trip to Vermont

Last week we took a vacation (Elaina's first) to Vermont. My younger sister, Nell, and her husband, Dave, have a cabin on the lake. All three of my sisters and their families and my mom went up to spend the week. We had a wonderful week filled with swimming, boating, and, most important, relaxing. Elaina got to hang out with her cousins too. For those of you who have never been to Vermont, it is really beautiful - very green. Also, the weather is very mild and cool for summer. We had a little bit more rain the we would have liked but overall the week was good. Elaina did very well on her first vacation. She did very well on the flights - she was only difficult at one time but it was not her fault. We were stuck in an extremely hot airplane at the gate for 45 minutes before taking off and Elaina was not happy about that. She needed a nap but had a hard time falling asleep since it was so hot. Once we took off and the air flowed, she was a much happier camper (and so were mom and dad). Here are some shots of the vacation......

Some views from the cabin....

Dave with Sadie and Celia making smores - Yummmmm.....

My sister Nell and her husband, Dave

Quentin enjoying his 4th smore - or maybe that's number 7????

Alexandra and Sadie

Cousin Celia

We had the "Olympic Games - Vermont style" while we were there. We divided the teams - one wore bandanas and the other painted their faces. So that is the reason for those in these next few pics. Team "face paint" won the games by a land slide. Most importantly, we all had a fun time.

My sister, Abby, with ElainaMy sisters, Kate and Nell, with ElainaJust a cute shot of ElainaKate tried to recruit Elaina to her bandana team... nice try Kate, but that look is pretty cute on her :)A view of the lake from the dockElaina enjoying a dip with her momSadie and Celia on the boatThere was no bath tub so Elaina got baths in the sink... Aunt Nell was having fun with her hair