So, we left good
ol' Philadelphia for a
lil bit of mountain air. There was a pit stop at my mom and Wayne's before we were off to a cabin on Lake
Vanare in the Adirondack region of NY. Below are just a few of the many photos we (Todd) took. It was tough to narrow them down, but I think you'll see just how much fun
Norrin had :).
There are a few things Norrin must always do when he is on the farm. Swing really high on
grandmom's swing. And for the record,
Da swings him much higher than Mommy.
Norrin made a point of telling me that numerous times.
Look out
Da! He's about to charge!
A picture by the pond...before the frog hunt begins.
Lots and lots of bouncing on
Grandmom Jump's trampoline.
Some quality time spent with Blue.
And a little rest on a big bale of hay.
Once we got to the lake, it was time for a canoe ride with Mommy and
Da.
We got a visit from this family! We haven't seen Nicole and Collin in years and it was our first time meeting Corbin.
Corbin and
Norrin became quick friends. They played on the volleyball/badminton court...
Climbed walls...
A lot of wall climbing...
And ran down stairs at speeds so fast, I'm pretty sure we all had a small heart attack...
Collin was sweet enough to take a picture of our
lil family with the gorgeous view of Lake George behind us.
Norrin and I ventured out a little farther on the dock...
...but he was ready to turn back halfway down :).
He made many visits to our floating dock outside our cabin.
He picked up leaves and floated them into the lake.
Our cabin is the one on the right. Lots of time was spent out back by the lake or on our balcony overlooking our beautiful view.
There were also lots and lots of large rocks for
Norrin to climb on.
And for one of our last adventures, we took him to the Magic Forest, which is part of the Storybook Land franchise. Everything was perfectly kid-sized and needless to say,
Norrin loved it.
Da went on the
Ferris wheel with
Norrin (please note the look of fear in
Da's eyes...he is not a big fan of
Ferris wheels).
Mommy went down a giant, plastic, narrow slide that was obscenely high in the air and had a weight limit of 150 pounds. Thank goodness this picture is slightly blurred so you can't see just how utterly terrified I was. And yes, I did drag my hand behind us in a futile attempt to slow us down. Goddamn fearless child!
After
Norrin was done terrorizing his parents, we explored all the little buildings.
Norrin loved the Snow White house and this giant pumpkin.
See how much happier Mommy is to be firmly on the ground.
All in all, it was a wonderful end of summer vacation. Lake
Vanare is small and family-friendly. We did so much, but never felt like our days were rushed to get it all in. There was tubing down the Hudson River, miniature golf, Water Slide World, visits to Lake George for ice cream and breakfasts at a wonderful place called Molly's Mason Jar. We were close enough to Albany that we got visits from
Grandmom Jump, Uncle and Pop Pop Fish.
Norrin took naps almost every single day, which allowed me some knitting time and
Da some reading time. The weather was beautiful and it was a really perfect way to end the summer.
I truly value our quiet moments together :).
Look out Da! He's about to charge!
Norrin and I acting goofy on the merry-go-round. Norrin wanted to ride a purple horse and ran like the devil was chasing him to get the horse he wanted. Horse kinda looks pink in our pictures...hmmm. Every time we went around, Norrin had to scream "hi" and wave at Da. And every time I screamed and waved at Da, Norrin would turn around and yell at me to stop. It was fun :).
Norrin and Da on the teacups.
Da tried to take Norrin on the balloon ride, but Norrin cried when he saw Mommy wasn't coming with them. Norrin cried the entire ride. 
...he loved it.
