October 1, 2008: State # 49

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)

• Leaving the hotel this morning around 8:15 and heading to Vermont-our 49th state, Reagans 26th, Andersons 19th and Grahams 4th state
• Stopping at a Visitor's Center and enjoying cookies and apple cider from a local bakesale
• Crossing a covered bridge on the way to Saint Gaudens National Historic Park
• Driving to Sugarbush Farms through the beautiful fall foilage-we have seen the most beautiful leaves and are here at the perfect time
• Having cheese and maple syrup samples at Sugarbush Farms after our picnic and feeding a few farm animals (Reagan enjoyed this but Anderson did not)
• Our first 'family of 5' back picture in front of the Taftsville covered bridge leaving the Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park
• Driving through the pouring rain to Montpilier and seeing the State House and Governor's Mansion
• Touring Ben and Jerry's Factory-the tour was fine but it concluded with a huge scoop of Half Baked ice cream (our new favorite)
• Stopping by the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont
• Lasagna at Bove's in Burlington (as seen on Throwdown with Bobby Flay)-it was delicious and Reagan and Anderson even enjoyed it
• Calling it a night in Burlington-we had a few meltdowns by Reagan and Anderson but they did fairly well for a long day in the car-actually got a load of laundry done and in bed by 11