Live Free or Die...New Hampshire

Pete and I just got back from a fabulously relaxing vacation in New Hampshire.  I got to meet Grandma and Grandpa Casarotto as well as Aunt Susie--or as Kady and Brent would call her "The Goooooooooood Aunt Susie"

We flew through Newark, NJ, on our way to Manchester NH...and for those that dont know...Newark is located literally across the river from New York City...so we got to see the New York Skyline AND I even saw the Statue of liberty...granted I took a picture from the plane so it is not the clearest picture but by golly you can tell it is the statue of liberty! We got there on Saturday and our relaxing vacation trip began.  We went to several places that Pete has visited several times throughout his childhood.  One being The Dam Ice Cream Shop---Great ice cream in a beautiful location! Can you guess why it is called "The Dam Ice Cream Shop" haha..yep...its located on a dam...a small one but it is still a dam.  The next day we traveled all over New Hampshire...we went to Mount Washington, Glen Ellis Falls --- gorgeous waterfall, Jackson, New Hampshire...where we waded in the water...the kids swam, Conway, NH ... and overall it was a great day.  We also ventured over to Maine on our vacation...it was only about 2 1/2 hours-3 hours from Grandma and Grandpas house...We got to see a little of Portland, Maine, but we mainly stayed at Popham Beach---it was huge...gorgeous beach right on the ocean...we spent the entire day there--funniest part of the day is when a Seagull tried to take our bag of pretzels away! Dont worry the bag was closed and they didn't succeed...the pretzels came home with us :-) We also went to Castle in the Clouds--it is a home that was built high upon on of the peaks in New Hampshire and it is a gorgeous house/castle with breathtaking views of the area...it was great! I definately got to see why so many people say New Hampshire is one of the most gorgeous places to visit!  I could talk all day about my trip...but instead I will let you see some of the amazing pictures we took while there:

Here is the statue of liberty from the plane---muggy...but you can tell what it is!

View from The Dam Ice Cream Shop

Glen Ellis Falls

Popham Beach, Maine

White Lake State Park -- Very relaxing...gorgeous beach area

The Casarotto Women at the Castle of the Clouds

Some Family photos:

New Hampshire was absolutely relaxing and I can not wait til we go back!