Usually for our summer vacation we head to Wisconsin to hang out with family, but this year we decided we wanted to do something different - a special vacation with just the three of us :-) Our first thought was that we would go up north and stay on a lake there. When I was a child we went up north every summer and the wonderful memories still stick with me today. I love it there!! We knew we couldn't go wrong with that choice. But then Kyle started exploring the Finger Lakes in New York, an area he has always wanted to go to, and came upon a beautiful cabin in Ithaca on Cayuga Lake. Both of us love exploring new places so as soon as he mentioned this idea to me I was in! And then when he showed me the cabin, I was even more excited. I love nature and trees and lakes and the freedom that comes with having your own special spot away from everyone to just breath and take it all in. This cabin had it all and looked...perfect :-)
We were all so excited for this trip and eager with anticipation in the days leading up to our journey. Brett has looked forward to vacations in the past, but nothing like the joy and eagerness he showed this year. As he gets older the excitement becomes more and more real. He gets what a vacation means: a new adventure away from home, a chance to see new things and explore new places, and above all, have FUN :-) The morning of our excursion Brett woke up bright and early, and the first thing out of his mouth was "I'm ready to go!" We quickly got ready, packed up the car and were off. It was a long drive....longer than I thought it would be...but so worth it (around 8 hours or so). Brett could not have been any better in the car. He just went with the flow and enjoyed watching movies on the DVD player, listening to music, snacking, and playing games like Bingo. When we finally arrived we were more than ready to get out of the car and explore the cabin that we would call home for the next four days.
We came down a steep driveway and parked our car, and then walked down a path and went over a little bridge to find this. Just like I thought...perfection.
After unpacking all of our things it was time to explore! Off we went down the path to the LAKE :-)
There is just something magical about an evening on a lake. So quiet. So peaceful. Just what we needed after a long day of driving.
It doesn't get much better than this :-) Stay tuned for the fun we had the rest of the trip!
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