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. 

We got hit by some kind of tropical storm and our neighbor’s trees fell on our properties, and branches and debris fell everywhere on my garden. Thankfully we didn’t lose our power like so many of people in our neighborhood. 

My boy cleaning up the patio!

My mom makes the best seaweed soup and kalbi for all of our birthdays!

We had so much leftover lobsters, I made ramen using lobster broth. So GOOD.

We celebrated my dad’s birthday with a lobster feast. Happy birthday to a loving Dad/Grandfather who loves God and loves his family, a faithful follower of Christ and a devoted husband. Love you Dad!

Lesson continues even @96 ? weather…