So, the blog fell off my radar, and here I am at the beginning of 2022 recapping the summer of 2021. SO--here we go.
From the McMurrers', we traveled to Springfield, VT, just north of Brattleboro in the southeast portion of the state. I had reserved a small cabin in the woods for us for a week.
It was small, but worked perfectly for us. From there, we had lots of good excursions. One day, we drove to Bromley Resort to do the alpine slide (I think it's the longest in North America). We had a great day there doing the slide, the swings, the bungee jump on a trampoline, and eating our picnic lunch. However, on our last slide run, as we went up on the chair lift, a rainstorm swept in. We were rained on, and the slide had to be closed until it was dried. So, we were trapped at the top of the mountain for an hour or so, and then we had to come down carefully in a train of slides.
Maceo "racing" down the slide.
Boys taking the chair lift uppppppp the mountain.
Another birthday celebration!
Another day, we went to the Dorset Quarry to swim. It was lovely, but spring-fed, so the water was BRISK.
Another day, we went to a farm with animals to pet and feed. Cassius was enamored of the little goats, and we got to see a calf poop right in front of us!
When I was in college, I spent two summers working at a camp outside of Brattleboro. I was excited to take the boys to some of the spots I used to frequent when I was there. First, we went looking for a swimming hole I loved called Indian Love Call, but parking rules had changed and now, one has to park far away and then walk in. So, we nixed that and went to swim under the covered bridge where I used to bring campers.
It was great, except that Maceo had swimmer's ear and couldn't swim, and I forgot my swim trunks. Luckily, Maceo is so huge that I gave him my pants and I put on his shorts and so Cassius and I could swim.
Swimmer's ear stinks.
On the way home, we stopped at a farm that had been created to supply the huge mental health hospital in Brattleboro. Now, it's kind of a living museum. We wandered around looking at animals like th huge bull named Roscoe, and we played in the woods.
We also got some soft serve ice cream.
From our cabin, we also got to go visit New Lebanon, NY where our Aunt Helen lived (sadly/happily, she's moved to Maine now). Incredibly, a bunch of cousins were able to come, too, and we had a lovely reunion; Maceo and Cassius got to meet cousins they'd never met before, we swam in the pool, celebrated Cassius's birthday (AGAIN!), and spent the night. The boys got to experience at least the joy of sleeping in the attic of the New Leb home.
Angus, Charlie, Cassius, and Maceo invent some strange baseball hybrid sport.
Cousins lunching.
Happy birthday, again!
The "mature" ones.
Post-swim lunch.
Finally, on the way home, we found a perfect spot for lunch: for his last few birthdays, my dad has taken Maceo out for lunch at Dairy Queen for burgers, fries, and a Freeze milkshake. We stopped for one, and called Dad to let him know what he was missing out on.
Happy guys.
All in all, it was a lovely trip. We were able to visit with so many people we love, do so many exciting and fun activities, and no one caught the COVID! YAY!!!!!
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