In the midst of buying a new house and packing up our old one. In the middle of leaving one ministry and the beginning of a new one, we had vacation!! What I started to dread and saw as a big stresser, turned out to be a huge blessing in the end. This vacation had been planned for the better part of a year, way before our plans for our future were known, but the fact that it landed right in the middle of everything made me gulp when I realized what our July was starting to shape up like . Nevertheless just getting away from everything,the craziness of home insurance shopping, house inspections and mortgage wrangling s, was such a breath of fresh air for us all.
Our vacation destination was Claremont New Hampshire, my Mom's home town. Her family was having a reunion and most of my aunts, uncles and cousins were going to be there for a few days of camping together.We travelled with my parents and my sister Jenny's girl Cassie for the 12 hour trip. We made several fun stops though so it took us longer than that!
Here we are enjoying lunch in Maine.
Elin watching Phronsie clean up our lunch droppings!!
No trip with my dad would be complete without a visit to Cabellas . So here we were.The girls loved all the stuffed animal displays peppered throughout the store.
Elin trying to squeeze her way through the fence to pat the deer.
More animal friends.
When we finally arrived at our destination, the farm my mom grew up on. We got to set up our tents in the back field and start the fun! My Uncle Pete and his family brought their horses to the camp site , and Emily had instantly found her favourite spot to be!!
Emily and Henry the horse
My Uncle John had a sand box made for all the little ones , and did they ever have fun!!
Hours and ..
Hours and..
Hours of it!!
Emily getting her ride on Henry
Elle's turn
My cousin Jenny was the patient horse lady and led many hours of horse rides.
My niece Cassidy with one of the many puppies that joined our camping trip.
Phronsie keeping my sister Julie and niece Phoebe company.
Ryan getting some horse loving in!!
Eva's turn
For my Aunt Beth's birthday, Elle proudly picked her a bouquet of flowers and brought them to her, hiding them behind her back .
Elin had a great vacation hanging out poolside at Grammie and Grampie Cameron's camp site. My mom had brought the pool for the babies in our family to play in.
She was rarely brave enough to sit in it , but her tiny foot and always her hands were dabbling in it all the time!!
Phronsie enjoyed a deluxe sized water dish for the weekend!!
Uncle Pete giving rides on his huge, gentle horse.
The girls were all in horse heaven.
Elin snuggling with Grampie
The best place to be was at Grampie and Grammie's camp site for many different reasons. There was the kiddy pool, the cool tot sized chairs, lots of snuggles to be had, but most of all...FOOD!! Snacks of all shapes and sizes, and Grammie's kitchen was never closed. So most of the time, if Grammie and Grampie were around, there was at least one or two little ones lounging around munching and snuggling!
More poolside fun.
Lots of first and second cousins enjoying a birthday celebration together...playing hot potato.
