We were in New Hampshire last week on vacation. This was just Carson’s second flight (first was when he was 10 months old), and he did fairly well, although he was restless from time to time. Braden was flying for the fourth time, and he kept himself occupied quite well.

After landing in Manchester, we had a two-hour drive to our resort in Bartlett. The resort itself (part of our timeshare) had an indoor and an outdoor pool, tennis courts, a small arcade, a restaurant/bar (we never ate there) and workout room, all in a wooded area near mountains.

Our room was quite strange: you open the door and head right up the stairs into the living room/kitchen with a Murphy bed. Behind that room was the bathroom and a windy staircase to a loft where another bed and a couch were (the kids had this room).

Highlights:

• We went to Storyland, a Disneyland-type place meant for kids 10 and under. Braden loved the rides in which he got soaked from all the water.
• Kristin drove us to the top of Mt. Washington, which was super scary since there were no guard rails. We had to drive in first gear the entire seven miles (about 30 minutes up). The temp at the top of the mountain was about 40 degrees cooler than the surface (85 degrees), so we wore pants and brought jackets.
• We checked out a waterfall and then went to a man-made lake in which Brian had the kids help him find treasure (the kids saved a lot of rocks).
• The kids swam every day, sometimes twice.
• Unlike other vacations, the kids played a bit while eating cereal upon awakening, so that we could sleep in a little (past 7!).
• There was a small amusement park across the street (in the winter it’s a ski resort). Both kids liked the rollercoasters that were built into the mountain side.

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