A New England Vacation

Thank you for the welcome back! We stayed at my parent's house for 6 days, then my Nana and Papa picked us up in New York and took us across the Canadian border into Ontario. We were there for 4 days, then we headed back to my parent's house for another 6 days.

We had lots of time to visit, play, shop, hike and enjoy the beautiful Autumn colors. Here are some pictures of the highlights:

My parents have this incredible oak tree in their back yard.


It was the perfect source of fall leaves!


Emily enjoyed resting in the pile. :0)


There were lots of cousins to play with, including a brand new one to love. Grace is holding Aidan, my sister Amy's new baby.


Uncle Steve was the victim of many loud games of Uno!


One of the trip highlights for Grace was the horse ride that Grandpa treated her to.


It was a 45 minute guided ride through the woods and she loved every minute of it!


Other exciting news was that Benjamin caught his first fish ever! He also said it was the biggest fish ever. ;0)


A short time later, Grace caught her first fish.


Poor Emily seems to have my luck when it comes to fishing. A lovely catch of seaweed!


We also went on a couple of hikes through the woods. I have to tell you that we had a little trouble with a hideous tree vine monster. Can you see his huge tail hanging down from the tree? Don't worry, Emily took care of him for us. ;0)


I'll be back later with some pictures from our Autumn walks.