We have been busy! It is school vacation week- April Vacation being the last big break before summer is here... so we want to make the most of our time off! We took the opportunity to run up and spend a few days at my Mom and Dad's new Conway Cabin. They bought this adorable place in December, but this was the first chance we had to "get away" and enjoy it! Bill had some work to do around here, and clients he couldn't move, so we took 2 cars and he spent the day Tuesday then came home to do horses (ours and a clients I am taking care of) and the dogs etc. We missed having him on our sleepover, but there will be plenty of other trips in the future
We spent 2 days hiking and biking, exploring and playing! Our kiddos and Jayson were the first of the grandchildren to christen the place (hopefully Kaleb can come next time) Mom and Dad have been up to enjoy their retreat a few times, but this was the first family trip. As much as they will have the place to relax and enjoy the quiet of the lake and scenic White Mountain area, they will also reap the benefits of having a very kid friendly spot... they are off to a great start in terms of entertaining the grand kids!! There were plenty of fun things to do- a great beach at the lakefront, tons of cool trails and lots of mountain streams to explore. A grammar school with a nice playground right down the street and lots of back road for biking.
I sure am glad we packed the wheels, as the kids were on them constantly! They biked up and down and around~ they really can cruise! They did great on the sidewalks, even crossing a bridge to get to the beach. I'm sure they are going to want to take them every trip, it's nice to have a quiet paved street to zoom around on!
Wes strolled along and did just fine on his first overnight~ he was generally happy and enjoyed being passed around and watching the kids play! My jeep stroller did great, going "off road" a few times. On the way home from the playground, Jayson and Wes actually shared the seat- it was very cute to have the cousins together in it!
The weather was nice, but certainly more spring like than summer, the water quite cool. Of course, they did wade a bit and Savanna took her bike in for a dip! I can see us spending a lot of time here for sure! We had a campfire and they all roasted marshmallows and made S'mores. One lovely feature of the cabin is the great glass front that looks out over the yard and down to the lake. Wes and I were able to sit just inside and watch the fire thru the glass, enjoying it without smoke or bugs! Dad even had the little wood stove humming, so we had all the glow and warmth and none of the fire nuisances!
We have been busy! It is school vacation week- April Vacation being the last big break before summer is here... so we want to make the most of our time off! We took the opportunity to run up and spend a few days at my Mom and Dad's new Conway Cabin. They bought this adorable place in December, but this was the first chance we had to "get away" and enjoy it! Bill had some work to do around here, and clients he couldn't move, so we took 2 cars and he spent the day Tuesday then came home to do horses (ours and a clients I am taking care of) and the dogs etc. We missed having him on our sleepover, but there will be plenty of other trips in the future
We spent 2 days hiking and biking, exploring and playing! Our kiddos and Jayson were the first of the grandchildren to christen the place (hopefully Kaleb can come next time) Mom and Dad have been up to enjoy their retreat a few times, but this was the first family trip. As much as they will have the place to relax and enjoy the quiet of the lake and scenic White Mountain area, they will also reap the benefits of having a very kid friendly spot... they are off to a great start in terms of entertaining the grand kids!! There were plenty of fun things to do- a great beach at the lakefront, tons of cool trails and lots of mountain streams to explore. A grammar school with a nice playground right down the street and lots of back road for biking.
I sure am glad we packed the wheels, as the kids were on them constantly! They biked up and down and around~ they really can cruise! They did great on the sidewalks, even crossing a bridge to get to the beach. I'm sure they are going to want to take them every trip, it's nice to have a quiet paved street to zoom around on! 
Wes strolled along and did just fine on his first overnight~ he was generally happy and enjoyed being passed around and watching the kids play! My jeep stroller did great, going "off road" a few times. On the way home from the playground, Jayson and Wes actually shared the seat- it was very cute to have the cousins together in it!
The weather was nice, but certainly more spring like than summer, the water quite cool. Of course, they did wade a bit and Savanna took her bike in for a dip! I can see us spending a lot of time here for sure! We had a campfire and they all roasted marshmallows and made S'mores. One lovely feature of the cabin is the great glass front that looks out over the yard and down to the lake. Wes and I were able to sit just inside and watch the fire thru the glass, enjoying it without smoke or bugs! Dad even had the little wood stove humming, so we had all the glow and warmth and none of the fire nuisances!
We had a great time, the kids were well behaved and we had a such a good time scoping it all out, planning all the fun things we will do once it is summer vacation and we can head up more often. It was about an hour and 45 minutes door to door (with one Dunkin Donuts stop!) and I know we will be back soon enough- We love the Conway area, we have been up a number of times before... this year we will head to StoryLand with season passes, canoe the Saco River as often as we like, and have this great "home base" to call our own!
What a fun way to spend some of our April Vacation- summer preview at the Conway Cabin! 
Alex... some of our best family memories are based around April vacation, and even now, Ed and I get that "we need to take a trip" feeling this time of year. Enjoy them... they speed by (as you well know)... Happy April vacation to you all....
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