This year without mid-terms looming and Nick's rotation being at a VA
hospital we were able to take advantage of Columbus Day. We hopped into
the car in the morning and a couple hours later we were in Quechee Gorge
Village (just down the road from Woodstock) eating lunch. Quechee Gorge
is a cute little town with antique shops and a beautiful trail to take
along the gorge. We didn't stay very long, just long enough to eat and
walk along the trail for a bit and then we were off to Joesph Smith's
birthplace, where the church has a beautiful monument and visitors
center.
The grounds are just breath taking, you pull up right to the monument which is right next to where the Smith family home used to be, then you can walk through the grounds which take you to two of Lucy Mack's siblings homes.
We then went up to the Ben and Jerry's factory, took a tour and ate yummy ice cream. That was of course Andrews favorite part of the day.
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| Quechee Gorge |
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| Playing in the leaves |
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| Andrew had the idea for a photo shoot. "Lets get one of us hugging!", "Now lets hold hands!", so cute! |
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| I LOVE our gorilla pod, we can actually get a full family shot with no one else around. Every family should own one. |
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| Playing on the original stone wall from the Mack family farm. |
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| Sadie got tired of walking so she sat down and would not move. She doesn't whine or complain just slumps her shoulders and plops down. |
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| original stone bridge that was here before the Mack family bought the farm in 1804 |
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| Tired again...Nick and the kids never made it farther than the bridge. |
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| Tunbridge, VT |
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| Andrew was pretty excited about the Flavor room. |
