What We Remember About April

April is that wacky season of paradox here in our mountains, cold enough to snow some days, while on others, kids and adults alike jump in our rivers (full of icy snow melt). We might hit 75 degrees and then 10 the very next day. This is why this April especially, I’m looking ahead to leaving the state for our April vacation, which technically runs into May. We are headed to Frankfurt, Germany, to spend nine glorious days being tourists with Geoff’s sister, her husband Brian, and other friends who have become family.

Our brother-in-law Brian has been planning our trip's itinerary, considering what historical and cultural experiences (including train rides) will be the most conducive to our family mobility needs. He has been amazing, and I plan to be able to tell you all about the adventure when we return in May, and spring has then fully arrived here in northern NH.

But until then, I wanted to share an adventure with you that took place in April before I began writing for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. As parents, we talk about showing our kids the world through our own lens, hoping that one day they will make their own choices about adventure and the great outdoors. Maybe, they will remember how we were their first adventure buddies, along with some of the most amazing friends and grandparents any two children could ask for. And, well, maybe they won’t... But, I do know that when our kids look back on their childhood, they will feel like Geoff and I do about our own.