A Memorable Mohican Family Vacation

Well...where to begin. Let's start by saying that we all had been looking forward to this vacation for quite a while. We thought that this would be the ideal place that we could entertain a 12 year old, 5 year old, and a 4 month old...and it would have been perfect- had the rains not come.

Within an hour of the storms, this was the view from our front porch of our cabin. (Thank God, we had rented one that was on high ground!) Just past the cabins that you see here is a lake that crested over its banks. Evidently, within a mile on the other side of the lake was a rather large dam. Hearing this, Cindy and I packed up everything VERY quickly and headed back to good ole' Barberton. We were not going to take any chances with the kids! (the rains started up again shortly after I took this pic)

We did have a nice 24 hours there, however. Our cabin was awesome- complete with a hot-tub that we used last night- and Josh, Marie, and I went on a 2 hour canoe trip this morning. However, by mid-day, the storms came and by 5:00 P.M.- we were packing up! Josh was pretty bummed because we had already bought tickets for the go-carts- but considering that they were under water, I didn't think that we would be using them anytime soon.

Sarah took her first swim of her young life- and loved it! (the park had a very nice indoor swimming pool) Had we stayed a bit longer, she might have really been able to test out her aquatic skills! It's not funny though because having experienced this somewhat small tragedy really makes you feel for the poor souls down South whose homes/ lives were devastated by the hurricanes. Cindy and I were truly worried about the safety of our kids, so I can only imagine what had gone through the minds of the countless number of parents who had to see to the safety of their children in New Orleans and parts of Mississippi.

I'm glad I'm home tonight! No more camping for a while!!!