summer lovin'

This weekends adventure was a trip to a quante trip to Woodstock, Vermont.  Our friends invited us to spend some time in this lovely house that they rented for a week.  It was perhaps one of the most beautiful houses I have had the pleasure to stay in.  It was on the country side, up a long hilly dirt road. Front the darling and perfect L shaped porch, you could see nothing but green trees and hills.  It was truly breathtaking to see such beauty, and to be in such a remote location.  This house sits on 40 acres of land and was amazing to explore.

(We forgot the camera, so these pictures from the I Phone are the best I've got)

 We took a trip into town to visit Billings Farm.  Berke helped churn and make butter which was interesting; we learned how to make butter and think we may try to make it at home some time soon.

 We saw two baby calfs and got to pet them.  Berke was so brave and loved being able to talk to and pet the animals, it was great.

 We were learning about Jersey Cows and the farmer told Berke he could pet this cow.  Berke was petting Jersey and she lifted her head rather quickly throwing Berke back onto the ground.  Clearly it was traumatic for the kid, but after a few tears he went outside and started petting some different cows.

 We met some of the most friendly horses at the farm.  They all came right up to the fence and wanted to scratched; they were just like dogs leaning into the scratches.  They were beautiful and friendly creatures; it was wonderful to be able to get so close to all these amazing farm animals.

 After the adventures at the farm, we headed to the local swimming hole and enjoyed some fun in the sun and in the water.  Berke made a new buddy this trip, "the girl" or Macy as other people call her.  He loved the girl and followed her around the entire time we were in Vermont.

 That night Christian enjoyed star gazing and relaxing on the hammock on the porch.  It was so ZEN!

Sunday we headed to Silver Lake and enjoyed some more sun, paddle boats, swimming and snacking.

We had such an amazing time in Vermont! We are so happy Linda and Brandon invited us to join them, they were great folks to vacation with.

 On our way home we stopped in Taftsville at the Taftsville Country Store.  It is so neat to see how my ancestors have made a mark on the East Coast.  

 I love all the treats Vermont has to offer, we came home with maple syrup, blueberry peach jam, pumpkin maple butter, fresh honey and cheese!  Yummy!

Vermont I think has taken over as my favorite New England state, it is just so breathtakingly beautiful and amazingly fun and relaxing.