We stayed at the Mountain Pond House in Rockbridge Baths, VA in 2013, before moving to Kuwait, and loved it so much we wanted to come back again. It's a beautiful cabin that sits on about 20 acres of land, and there is a pond with a canoe, and numerous mowed trails. It was remote and out of touch, which was great for a few days!
There was a trail leading to the top of a hill, you can see the house down below in the distance, and we would walk up there a couple times a day to hang out and play. The boys even got brave enough to go up by themselves at night to try to catch fireflies. There was a lot up there!
They also enjoyed canoeing with daddy and swimming in the pond!
In the evenings, we would cook food, play games inside, and hang out on the back porch. It was so peaceful and fun.
One day, we went to Goshen Pass, which was a forest area nearby that we visited last time we were here.
It was a beautiful day to hike along the stream.
First stop was the hanging bridge.
We stayed there for a while catching tadpoles, while Eliza napped in the car.
They caught 18 tadpoles and had names for all of them! We all (tadpoles included) set off for a hike.
A little ways down the stream, we found a nice place to go swimming, I think it was called Indian Flat Rock, and was a famous place people in the area have been swimming for decades.
Caleb and Nathan ventured all the way out and found a comfy rock to relax on in the small rapids.
Eliza was happy to get her feet in the water too!
Guess who went with us back to the house...all 18 tadpoles! The boys were sad when we told them they could not come with us to IL, so they let them go a few at a time in the pond, and caught a couple small frogs along the way.
One more time canoeing and swimming in the pond.
Eliza looks mad here, but she wasn't. We were enjoying the hiking trails on the last day.
Fun at the top.
Last evening at the house, boys were journaling about the trip.
We had a great time re-exploring the area as a family and being out of touch for a few days. Next stop on our trip....Southern Illinois!
Gorgeous pictures of a relaxing and FUN time. Eliza is quite the traveling baby. Pretty soon she will be running with our boys - Love the mountain pond house. Tell Caleb and Benjamin we want to know the names of all 18 tadpoles. Our boys are so adorable. Love you all xoxoxoxoxo :):):):):)
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It looks beautiful. Fun!
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Gorgeous pictures of a relaxing and FUN time. Eliza is quite the traveling baby. Pretty soon she will be running
with our boys - Love the mountain pond house. Tell Caleb and Benjamin we want to know the names of all 18 tadpoles.
Our boys are so adorable. Love you all xoxoxoxoxo :):):):):)
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