“The Way Life Should Be” – Kennebunkport’s Hidden Pond resort, I discovered during two recent stays, epitomizes the state motto of Maine. Though no simple task, I was able to narrow my favorite things about the property into a short-list for “Five Things We Love,” published on the Virtuoso Life blog. For my longer piece on Hidden Pond, family travel, and summer vacations in K’Port, check out “Prime Time.”

A few of my favorite things, all in one spot: Stays at Hidden Pond resort in Kennebunkport, summers on the Maine coast, traveling with family – in this case, my oldest daughter/cover girl – and the April issue of Virtuoso Traveler. For anyone who’s ever lamented how quickly childhood passes, or suddenly realized how imperative it is to travel with our kids when they’re still young, “Prime Time” – my story about our visit to KPort last July (and the first in a trilogy of features based on family vacations) – will hopefully hit home.