Vermont 1

Vermont! OK... where to start? I feel like we did so much and saw so much that it would take another week to truly re-create it all... so I'll go with the Cliff-Notes approach. Matthew, Mallory and I flew red-eye to Vermont on Saturday night/Sunday morning to meet up with Mom and Dad and my dads sister Aunt Dottie. The three of them had spent the previous week in Philly and Dottie was leaving the very next day (sad). The first grouping of pictures were taken on or around where we were staying (which was the Trap Family Lodge). Yes it was/is created and owned by the original Von Trap family (yes, like the singing family from the Sound Of Music). It was BEAUTIFUL there. As my dad kept putting it, 'it is like the trees are on fire'! The tree colors were amazing! The lodge is in Stowe Vermont, which is a cute, artsy little town. We walked around there Sunday afternoon. At the lodge there is a herd of Swedish Highland Cattle... all of which Mallory very quickly feel in love with! She would constantly point to the hill-side and say "boooooooo" (moooooo). So we spent a good deal of time walking to and looking at the cattle.

Monday, Aunt Dottie had to leave, so we all drove back into the town of Burlington (which is were the airport is) to get some supplies (diapers, another suitcase and a cheep-o stroller). We then found a really cute area of town that was free of cars and just had shops/restaurants/people and random musicians. Being the avid dancer that she is, Mallory boogied down to one band in particular. She even gave them some money (and then a few minutes later tried to take it back.... she must not have like the song they were playing at the time). That night at 'home' Mallory showed off her latest 'trick', which is putting her blanket on her head and running around like a naked ghost. She squeals and giggles the entire time (and surprisingly doesn't run into much).
Ok, I'll blog more about our trip tomorrow... sorry about all the Mallory pictures... but honestly between the adoring grandparents and us there are more pictures of things SHE did in Vermont then Vermont itself. :)