Downtime up in the Hills

Being married to a photographer has its perks, not the least of which is all the beautiful photos that exist of my children. One of the rarer treats, though, is the occasional vacation barter- someone has someplace fabulous they want photographed, and they're willing to let us stay there in exchange for the Man working his magic.

This weekend, this lovely mountain retreat was the scene of such a trade-off:

It was even prettier inside

We invited friends

There was laughter

There were fancy beverages

There were opportunities for the Small One to pose prettily for her Daddy

There was a hot tub, in which Middle Child spent most of the weekend, taking somewhat racy photos with her friend. {sigh}

And there were sunsets! Such sunsets!

And time for exploringA local told me the house was "typical for the area". I have fantasies in which this sort of place is typical in my life.