New England with Grandbabies

Vermont

I love New England

in the Fall

Beware:

This is a long story

My Annie lives in Virginia

right outside of

D.C.

with my wee little

Grands

Charlie 6 months

Madeline 2 1/2 years

It was time for a visit 

The night I got in the weather was to turn....

can you say

~Tropical Storm~

Buckets of rain followed by candles so we could see

after that blew by we decided to

take a trip up north to

~New England~

and see it in all it's

~Autumn Glory~

keeping in mind we are traveling with

a two year old in potty training and a 6 month old

this is a serious trip to plan

But we did it....
packed that car to the hilt

plugged Mattie into the DVD

Gosh why didn't we have that when Annie was  young!

And Charlie, well he was sooooo good for a little guy
slept most of the time

We're off......
Isn't my daughter beautiful?

We stopped in Gettysburg for lunch and a quick peek

First night was in Scranton

Annie has a thang for

"The Office"

She had to see the local sites

Beautiful Radisson Hotel

5th floor

thank God for

bellboys

after that we picked hotels where we could park
right outside of the room

Day 2

Up the Hudson to Burlington, Vermont
this is not my picture
but I have been up the Hudson on years when it looked
just like this...breathtaking

This year we were a little early but it was still
beautiful

gorgeous drive

kids holding up well

lots of stops

to get out and stretch our legs...

getting a little off schedule

but who cares...

 Luckily there was lots of this

Day 3

Ben & Jerry's

was on the agenda

I would highly recommend this place

We took the tour

did some sampling...
Charlie's first taste of ice cream

Mattie could not get enough of the cows

she loves plants like her Oma

They have the coolest cemetery

a great place for her to run around and 
stretch her legs

then...

My favorite part of the trip seeing

Stowe, Vermont

for the first time and driving over

Smugglers Notch

Those 3 pictures of Stowe are not mine but we
were right there and they sure show the true beauty

I would love to stay at this beautiful place
Stowe Mountain Lodge & Resort

Green Mountain Coffee

 The best  deli sandwiches we had on the trip

This is my picture of the famous Stowe chapel
colors this year not the best but still so pretty

Love this little florist shop

after leaving

~Smugglers Notch~

the coolest drive through the

green mountains that drops you back into Burlington

Annie wanted to stop by

St Michaels

where she attended College
we got sweatshirts

I remembered the Hubs & I attending the

parents weekend.....with something like

four colleges in Burlington

the town was packed but really

fun

 Church Street

Burlington's famous shopping area

There is so much to do in the Burlington area
one needs a full week to see it all
But this year with Babies that wasn't
going to happen
This is my 5th visit to New England
and I never see everything I want to
~I LOVE IT~
I could live there
winters and all

Day 4

 We were ready to head south to

Woodstock, Vermont
pouring down rain but that didn't stop us from seeing

some lovely stores and

The Billings-Marsh working farm

This town of Woodstock is another
don't miss for Vermont
also known for the
 Sugarbush*Farm
where Maple Syrup is made

Then we headed south to

South Deerfield, MA

Yankee Candle's Flagship store

This is the most heavenly shopping experience ever

90,000 Square feet

of pure heaven!

I can get into the Christmas spirit in October

Charlie's first glimpse of
 ~Santa~
This has got to be the real
Santa

Mattie is not so sure about Santa either

This place has over 3 million visitors a year
they say it is the largest Christmas store
I don't doubt it a bit!

Day 5

Heading home

a very long day on the road got home at 8:00pm

2 hours of bumper to bumper on

The Beltway

Look at that beautiful temple

almost made us not mind the traffic

The kids were incredibly good for spending all that time in

car seats and strollers

She is such a happy camper

He is the happiest baby

She did a lot of this, that sweet little pumpkin

notice the beautiful artwork 

There was very little of this..

How can you resist those beautiful eyes
"Of course you can have another gummy bear, just don't tell Mom"

I won't forget this
 ~Fall~

I will say this.....

You really have to have your

~Game on~

 to try that trip

I don't think too many men could survive

but for a Mom and a Oma

piece of cake!

Oh, and not ONE accident

Mattie's a big girl now!

I am already missing those 3 like you can't believe

Some photos a little blurry
sorry
taken with my old I-phone
I need the new one
with the facetime & better camera
so I can see my babies
everday!