We just got back from our annual family vacation to the mountains of North Carolina.

My folks live in NC, and we've been going to their place in the mountains for as long as we've been a family. We do a lot of hiking, golfing, fishing, white water rafting, camping...all that outdoor stuff when we're there. We also try and capture a group shot.

In this picture we stopped at a picturesque lake along the Blue Ridge Parkway. To capture the shot, we had to prop the camera on a rock. Erin snapped this as we got into position:

The camera on the rock took this picture of the kids:

Meredith propped up the camera and jumped into this shot just in time:

I hope your family vacations are as fun and special as ours are!