Here is a slide show of pictures I've downloaded so far... !
Also, here is the LINK to see the pictures on Picasa Web.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Vacation Photos
Here is a slide show of pictures I've downloaded so far... !
Also, here is the LINK to see the pictures on Picasa Web.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
New England Vacation Day 2-Part 2
After Franconia Notch State Park we head across the Kancamagus Highway, NH. The Kanc cuts an east-west channel through the White Mountain National Forst from Lincoln to Conway.
We stopped along the way and had a picnic lunch.
This is the view from our lunch spot.
After lunch we headed to Craword Notch State Park for a ride through the notch and hike at Arethusa Falls.
The falls are approximately 200 feet high and the round trip 3-mile hike was of moderate difficulty! Rocky, straight up (for just about 1/2 of it)...but again, worth it! But, I also wasn't carrying a 20lb Kaitlyn on my back like someone else was :) Matt would say it was challenging as well!
As we drove through Crawford Notch we caught just a glimpse of a moose!!! If you look closely, you can see the Moose running away... at least it wasn't running towards us ;)
We stopped along the way and had a picnic lunch.
This is the view from our lunch spot.After lunch we headed to Craword Notch State Park for a ride through the notch and hike at Arethusa Falls.
The falls are approximately 200 feet high and the round trip 3-mile hike was of moderate difficulty! Rocky, straight up (for just about 1/2 of it)...but again, worth it! But, I also wasn't carrying a 20lb Kaitlyn on my back like someone else was :) Matt would say it was challenging as well!
As we drove through Crawford Notch we caught just a glimpse of a moose!!! If you look closely, you can see the Moose running away... at least it wasn't running towards us ;)
New England Vacation Day 2-Part 1
Day 2 of our vacation started in Lincoln New Hampshire. We visited Franconia Notch State Park! The park is located in the White Mountain National Forest. There is a parkway (I-93)that extends from Echo Lake at the north to the Flume Gorge at the south.
Franconia Notch was the home of the famous Old Man of the Mountain, the same "Great Stone Face" immortazilized by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Daniel Webster (according the nhstateparks.org). However, in 2003 the face fell and so sadly enough, we did not visit that particular section of the Park.
The picture above is of Echo Lake. It was such a calm, peaceful morning when we stopped here to take a look! You can see how still the water is by the reflection of the mountains in the lake. Apparently, we had just missed seeing the bears roam about on the Cannon Mountain ski slopes, which would be to the right in this picture.
The picture above is one of many covered bridges that you can find in NE. This one happens to be along the trail to the Flume Gorge.
The Flume Gorge was discovered in 1808. It is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty.
The notorious "Self Portrait" attempt!
Making our way further up and into the gorge. The price we paid to get in to see this "flume" was well worth it, we thought, once we saw all the hard work of the stairs laid out for us to make it to the top of the gorge.
This is Avalanche Falls- the 2 mile hike was well worth it to see this waterfall. It was a easy hike and a beautiful day for it!
Franconia Notch was the home of the famous Old Man of the Mountain, the same "Great Stone Face" immortazilized by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Daniel Webster (according the nhstateparks.org). However, in 2003 the face fell and so sadly enough, we did not visit that particular section of the Park.
The picture above is of Echo Lake. It was such a calm, peaceful morning when we stopped here to take a look! You can see how still the water is by the reflection of the mountains in the lake. Apparently, we had just missed seeing the bears roam about on the Cannon Mountain ski slopes, which would be to the right in this picture.
The picture above is one of many covered bridges that you can find in NE. This one happens to be along the trail to the Flume Gorge.
The Flume Gorge was discovered in 1808. It is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. 
The notorious "Self Portrait" attempt!Making our way further up and into the gorge. The price we paid to get in to see this "flume" was well worth it, we thought, once we saw all the hard work of the stairs laid out for us to make it to the top of the gorge.This is Avalanche Falls- the 2 mile hike was well worth it to see this waterfall. It was a easy hike and a beautiful day for it!New England Vacation Part I
So our New England vacation officially started on Sunday, May 24th! Our first stop was Quechee Gorge in White River Junction, Vermont. We had been travelling for about 6 hours that day and were so happy for the break! Kaitlyn did so well travelling for such a long period of time; and then to go and put her right into a back pack! Luckily- she loved being in that and looking around at all the nature!
This was a relatively short hike - close to 2 miles by the time we were all done!
This is a picture of the gorge from the bridge on VT-4 165 feet above the river below ( you can see the bridge from down below in a lower picture). The Ottauquechee River flows southward and plunges into the narrow, rocky cleft of Quechee Gorge, 165 deep and over a mile in length.
Quechee Gorge is part of the 612 acre Quechee Gorge State Park
See the bridge in the background?
This was a relatively short hike - close to 2 miles by the time we were all done!
This is a picture of the gorge from the bridge on VT-4 165 feet above the river below ( you can see the bridge from down below in a lower picture). The Ottauquechee River flows southward and plunges into the narrow, rocky cleft of Quechee Gorge, 165 deep and over a mile in length.
Quechee Gorge is part of the 612 acre Quechee Gorge State Park
See the bridge in the background? Although, we could not see rushing waters or waterfalls at this location, it is one of Vermon'ts longest and most famous gorges. It was a beautiful day for a hike!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Vacation Time!
It is a B-U-S-Y week here at the Landis house! We are trying to prepare for our 2 week vaction to NE! We leave Friday and head to Quakertown PA where Matt will play in a golf tournament with his brother on Saturday and we'll leave from there on Sunday to head to Vermont and then on into New Hampshire!
If you're interested; these are the hotspot links for our trip!
White River Junction, Vermont - an Historic Railroad town in Hartford, VT
Franconia Notch State Park (NH)
Kancamagus Hwy (NH)
Mt. Washington (NH)
Arethusa Falls/ Crawford Notch State Park (NH)
Acadia National Park (ME)
Coastal Drive along Rt. 1 - (ME)
LL Bean (ME)
Boston (MA)
We will be doing lots of hiking and spending time in the State and National Parks; this is something we enjoy doing as a family and we are excited to try out Kaitlyn's new Kelty aluminum frame back carrier... she seems to like it OK around the house! Surely when we are hiking and she has so much to look at, she will be quite content to just 'tag' along with us :)
Of course we are also doing a lot of sight seeing as we travel along the Coast of Maine- seeing light houses and more!
We will travel a minimum of 1950 miles, but with only a couple of days of long periods of time in the car! We are looking forward to the week in VT, NH, and ME with the three of us as well as a week in Boston with Matt's family, where we've rented a house outside of Boston! The boys will be going to a Red Sox game and we will be doing parts of the Freedom Trail and enjoying lots of the historic sights in Boston!
So... off to finishing gathering needed items around the house and to seriously start pulling things to pack, as the rest of our week is filled with work and meetings :)
And a big, HUGE THANK YOU to our house/Buxton sitter while we are gone! We couldn't do it without him! Of course he will be quite spoiled with all the freezer meals I've prepared for him to have while he stays here! We may have a hard time getting him to go back home when we return :) .... right Folmar?!
Blessings,
If you're interested; these are the hotspot links for our trip!
White River Junction, Vermont - an Historic Railroad town in Hartford, VT
Franconia Notch State Park (NH)
Kancamagus Hwy (NH)
Mt. Washington (NH)
Arethusa Falls/ Crawford Notch State Park (NH)
Acadia National Park (ME)
Coastal Drive along Rt. 1 - (ME)
LL Bean (ME)
Boston (MA)
We will be doing lots of hiking and spending time in the State and National Parks; this is something we enjoy doing as a family and we are excited to try out Kaitlyn's new Kelty aluminum frame back carrier... she seems to like it OK around the house! Surely when we are hiking and she has so much to look at, she will be quite content to just 'tag' along with us :)
Of course we are also doing a lot of sight seeing as we travel along the Coast of Maine- seeing light houses and more!
We will travel a minimum of 1950 miles, but with only a couple of days of long periods of time in the car! We are looking forward to the week in VT, NH, and ME with the three of us as well as a week in Boston with Matt's family, where we've rented a house outside of Boston! The boys will be going to a Red Sox game and we will be doing parts of the Freedom Trail and enjoying lots of the historic sights in Boston!
So... off to finishing gathering needed items around the house and to seriously start pulling things to pack, as the rest of our week is filled with work and meetings :)
And a big, HUGE THANK YOU to our house/Buxton sitter while we are gone! We couldn't do it without him! Of course he will be quite spoiled with all the freezer meals I've prepared for him to have while he stays here! We may have a hard time getting him to go back home when we return :) .... right Folmar?!
Blessings,
Friday, May 15, 2009
Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!!!
Kaitlyn says it's shaping up to be a great birthday! And that she'll be making some calls here, just as soon as she can get this phone picked up and can dial!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!
LOVE, DADDY & MOMMY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!
LOVE, DADDY & MOMMY
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
One Year Old!
I K-N-O-W every parent says "I can't believe they are this old already"...but seriously... i just can NOT believe that K is one year old this Friday!
This year has been, well.... amazing, superb, awesome, breathtaking, more than I could have imagined, wonderful, tear jerking, joyful, giddie like (is that a term?), cheerful, a blessing... anyways- I think you get the drift here?!
K is just about walking on her own (not that I'm in any hurry for that). She plays so well by herself and finds the most um, creative, things to keep her occupied! She is beginning to learn the 'NO-NO' concept... whether or not she chooses to obey --that is still a process.
She is still a great sleeper- thank you LORD! A Praise to the Lord for that! A blessing that He gave me when I refused to 'accept/believe' the "well intentions" of other parents that would say things like "Oh, are you ready for sleepless nights?" or "Hope you do well on just hours of sleep"... you get the idea. I remember telling people that I wasn't believing for that, that raising children didn't always have to consist of sleep deprivation! Obviously, there are days- but like I've said before... We ALL have those days!
Her personality is showing through! Such a determined one, she is! She loves it when she sees approval and admiration in us for her! I love the way she lights up and giggles and reaches out to be picked up! I love the way she will lay on the floor and just laugh and play, like there is someone right there keeping her company! She has such a sweet spirit, loving, giving, wanting....
Still, everyday I grab her and squeeze her, and nibble at her neck and her ears, blow on her belly... and generally try not to just gobble her up from the love that dwells so deep within and just bubbles out and spills over... it's just something you can't put the 'right' words to! Simply...AMAZING!
OK, enuf gushing here... We had K's birthday party a week early because my family left for Disney World on Saturday. She had her own cake that she thought about getting into... you can watch the video below if you want.
Monie got her the cutest summer hats and sandles and Aunt Shell got a July 4th outfit, the girls got her an xylophone (something to beat on... she LOVES that!) and we all just enjoyed being together since Granddaddy Rog had just gotten home from a 3 week work trip out of the county! What a blessing to have family close by!
Ok, so here is a little video --- let us eat cake!
This year has been, well.... amazing, superb, awesome, breathtaking, more than I could have imagined, wonderful, tear jerking, joyful, giddie like (is that a term?), cheerful, a blessing... anyways- I think you get the drift here?!
K is just about walking on her own (not that I'm in any hurry for that). She plays so well by herself and finds the most um, creative, things to keep her occupied! She is beginning to learn the 'NO-NO' concept... whether or not she chooses to obey --that is still a process.
She is still a great sleeper- thank you LORD! A Praise to the Lord for that! A blessing that He gave me when I refused to 'accept/believe' the "well intentions" of other parents that would say things like "Oh, are you ready for sleepless nights?" or "Hope you do well on just hours of sleep"... you get the idea. I remember telling people that I wasn't believing for that, that raising children didn't always have to consist of sleep deprivation! Obviously, there are days- but like I've said before... We ALL have those days!
Her personality is showing through! Such a determined one, she is! She loves it when she sees approval and admiration in us for her! I love the way she lights up and giggles and reaches out to be picked up! I love the way she will lay on the floor and just laugh and play, like there is someone right there keeping her company! She has such a sweet spirit, loving, giving, wanting....
Still, everyday I grab her and squeeze her, and nibble at her neck and her ears, blow on her belly... and generally try not to just gobble her up from the love that dwells so deep within and just bubbles out and spills over... it's just something you can't put the 'right' words to! Simply...AMAZING!
OK, enuf gushing here... We had K's birthday party a week early because my family left for Disney World on Saturday. She had her own cake that she thought about getting into... you can watch the video below if you want.
Monie got her the cutest summer hats and sandles and Aunt Shell got a July 4th outfit, the girls got her an xylophone (something to beat on... she LOVES that!) and we all just enjoyed being together since Granddaddy Rog had just gotten home from a 3 week work trip out of the county! What a blessing to have family close by!
Ok, so here is a little video --- let us eat cake!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
When it rains...
Don't know about ya'll; but when it's rainy outside and I have a little runny nose; I just like to kick back with my warm bottle of milk and watch a little Veggie Tales!
-- Kaitlyn... my guest post entry.
-- Kaitlyn... my guest post entry.
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