There were too many bees attacking us in Vermont every time we tried to eat or take a pictures. LOL! Made the best pictures!

Since I’m not able to hike (still in recovery mode) we drove up to the Equinox mountain before heading home. The summit offered breathtaking panoramic views of the Green Mountain, White Mountain of New Hempshire, Adirondack, Berkshire and Taconic mountain ranges. 

Chloe and I dropped off the boys at the Equinox Country Club and went shopping around the town of Manchester.

This is the only restaurant in Stratton village that’s open and lucky for us the food was pretty good!

We got the only picnic table by the lake in the park by luck.  

Chloe’s my bag pack!

Beautiful, clean and refreshing Vermont water! kids spent all day swimming, skipping rocks in the lake while Andrew and I lounged under a cool shade watching them playing. A perfect summer day.

We decided to take a last minute road trip for change of scenery. There weren’t much options to stay in Manchester so we booked a place in Stratton, VT. It was very quiet, with everything closed except for 1 restaurant in the entire village. 

The place we stayed would’ve been a good option during ski season, but we made the best of it and spent a lot of time playing board games and watching movies. It felt nice and cozy to have everyone contained in a small space where I could see and talk to everyone. Whereas at home, we all tent to be spread out.

So I convinced my family I was fine and that I’m feeling cabin fever from staying in bed for 2 weeks, so they took me out for a drive and nice picnic by the Hudson River. Even though my belly was still swollen and was a bit painful to wear pants, I felt like a normal human again to be out of the house.