JULY VACATION PART 2: New Hampshire!

Heading out from Boston, we continued traveling east to New Hampton, NH, the home of our good friends, Dan, Susanna, Calvin, Abigail & Easton.

We had a wonderful time staying at their home, catching up and experiencing their life in NH. The first night, Susanna read to all the kids. It reminded us of the many times she babysat for Avery & Ella when our families lived only a mile apart :)


One of the highlights of our trip was a fun day hiking and exploring in the White Mountains. Susanna's parents let us use their 15-passenger van, so we were able to drive all-together in one car. Dan was an excellent tour guide!

Our first hike was at the Basin. It was beautiful there!

We continued along, driving the Kancamagus Highway from beginning to end. When we saw a number of cars stopped along the side of the road, Dan pulled over too, allowing us to experience our first moose sighting!


We had lunch and took another beautiful hike at Sabbaday Falls.

Our final day in NH was July 4th. We spent the evening at Lake Winnipesaukee -- fireworks, yummy treats, and even a short "date" for Dan & Susanna and Eric & I (we took turns watching the kids so the other couple could go for a walk).

On our way home we saw more beautiful scenery in Vermont.

We had many more adventures in Boston and NH, and took lots of pictures to tell the story! To see the full photo album from our trip, check out our Kodak Gallery album.