Vacation

Who doesn't love a little vacation in their lives? We are fortunate to a have a free getaway in my in-laws second home on Kezar Lake in Maine. This summer as we conserve our finances a bit, we decided to take full advantage of the family friendly spot and spend two different weeks here.

This is our solo week here. It has been the most gorgeous weather. When we arrived temps were 78 in the day and 54 at night. That is weather I can get behind. If somewhere has weather like that year round, I'd move there. I'm a fan.

For the first weekend we were joined by the LaRowe's, some of Ben's friends from college and their twin 3 year old girls. We swam, we boated, the Shorty slept little and it was a blast. Once all children were down for the night, we indulged in some good grillin' and had some amazing meals - among them, Grilled Chicken and peaches with chipotle peach dressing and grilled pork chops with cherry relish - both recipes are on epicurious.com

We've done small trips, called 'spotitions in our family, each day now that we are here alone. One day we went into North Conway and shopped for The Shorty's fall wardrobe - buying her clothes is WAY more fun than buying them for myself. Plus, you can get like 9 outfits for $100. We also went to the local nature preserve for a walk in the woods and yesterday hauled ourselves over to Bethlehem, NH so Ben could see where I grew up. The trip across 302 was spectacular. We could see the top of Mt. Washington and all the other mountains around.

Today we are awaiting the arrival of my mom who, bless her heart, offered to come up to do a few days of childcare so we could have some time to ourselves. Really, what I think we both ought to do first is take a long nap, but I suspect we'll go hiking, for boatrides, kayaking, swimming, play tennis and just enjoy ourselves some child-free time.

No question, vacation with a 9 month old is a very different experience than vacation with just two adults, but I don't think we'd change a thing. Having this place to come to where she has her own room with a crib, a rocker and space to play and we can be in our own room makes everything do-able. We are grateful and we are blessed for this vacation!!