Capon Springs

This week, Jonathan and I joined our extended Nicodemus family for a fun week at Capon Springs resort in West Virginia. 

The Main Building

This place is like a step back in time:  no locks on the doors, dinner bells and family-style meals, no TVs or cell phone service...  And the grounds are beautiful and peaceful, with many gardens, swings, hammocks, and fountains!

Capon Springs first became a resort in the late 1800s because of the "healing waters" of its mountain aquifer, but its attractions now exceed the water; here you will find excellent meals (including homemade cakes, pies, and breads!), many games (ping-pong, shuffleboard, tennis, golf...) a beautiful and well-stocked library, many hiking trails, and so much more!

Andrew likes the "healing waters"!

Exciting ping-pong action

A trip to the pool

Andrew is a good hiker!

Capon is mostly frequented by families, who come each year and establish their own unique traditions.  It was so nice to spend this week with the extended Nicodemus family (Nana and Pop-Pop; Aunt Kitty Sue and Uncle Gary; Allison and Mike; Ashley, Peter, and Eric; Mom and Dad; Emily, Wade, Caroline, and Andrew; we just missed having Tim there!)  The three babies kept us greatly entertained!

Andrew is Mr. Smiley!

Eric and Caroline quickly became friends

Four Generations with Nana, Aunt Kitty, Ashley, and Eric

My uncle and cousins on our big 7 mile hike

One of my favorite features of the camp is the "Hog Heaven" farm, where you can visit and feed pigs and goats.  I especially loved the brown and white goat (a.k.a "Billy the Kid").

Jonathan's favorite part of Capon Springs was probably all of the games.  He played a lot of ping-pong this week and even became the ping-pong tournament champion!

After just a few days in this special place, we are already looking forward to our next visit to Capon Springs!