We decided to pack everyone up and attempt a "family vacation". We rented a cottage on a lake in Vermont because I figured it would give the kids plenty of space when we weren't out and about.

The cottage was pretty good. There was a big screened in porch where we spent most of the time. It was nice and cool out there. The tv only got CBS, so that was kind of a bummer, but since it was the All-Star break, Ken didn't really mind. I was the one who was kind of "jonesing" for some of my favorite shows. Actually I probably just missed being able to flip flip flip from show to show.

There was a run-down putt-putt golf about 300 yards away, so we took Jacob for his first round of golf. (Mitchell rode in the pack on Ken's back.) Let's just say Jacob has a little ways to go before we can call him Tiger, but he had fun. Ken on the other hand was "on fire". There was also a beach area that the campers used. We could pay and go there too. It was pretty cool. The area was really clean, and there was a giant trampoline in the water that Jacob played on. Mitchell had fun playing at the edge.

We also spent a couple days sightseeing around. We went to the Ben and Jerry's factory, an aquarium, and did some shopping (of course). Burlington was a really nice town. We walked around there to a marketplace that was kind of fun. There was a fountain at the end. It was pretty cool because it was really part of the walkway. There where people sitting with their feet in it and even a couple dogs walking thru it. So of course, we took Jacob's shoes off, rolled up his shorts, and let him wade thru. He had a lot of fun in there. He especially liked the water shooting out from the sides. We also walked around Middlebury, which is another quiet college town.

Overall it was pretty good, but vacationing with little ones is pretty much the same as being home. It's still a lot of work, but you're just in a different place.

This is the public beach for the lake		The infamous shark that Jacob fell off and went underwater
This tank was cool. It had a tube you could put your head in, so it was like Jacob was in the tank.	Ribbit Ribbit. This frog tank had huge frogs.	Jacob and Mitchell with Newt (the aquarium mascot)
The fountain on Church St.	The falls in Middlebury	Watch out Tiger Woods, here comes Jacob
A trampoline in the lake was really cool	It was a long vacation for Mitchell