memorial day mountain trip

On the way home from work Friday (I get off at 11:00), someone on the radio was talking about being spontaneous.  They suggested you should just buy a ticket and go somewhere.  Well, I have been itching to get out of town so that's sort of what we did.

It helps to have a place in the mountains that you can get to by car.  Being spontaneous when you have a baby is not exactly easy.  Not only do you have to take all the baby stuff, you have to figure out naps, feedings, etc...  We had planned to make Oliver's first trip to the mountains this Fall...sometime right after his first birthday.  At least at that point he wouldn't need bottles anymore and that would make the trip a little less complicated. 

On the other hand, Owen is remarkably easy these days.  He loves to "go on an adventure" and he was packed and ready to go in about five minutes.  Prep wise, he's just like an adult.  He eats where we eat and sleeps in a real bed.  We did have to bring a bed rail, but that's not a big deal. 

We debated for about 30 minutes and I made sure no one else had reserved the place.  We (quickly) got everything together and left hoping to make it there by dark.  There was an accident right outside Columbia and we sat there for 75 minutes.  That took our allotted time for dinner, so we ate snacks in the car.  I also jumped in the back and fed Oliver so everyone got to eat/drink.   

The rest of our trip went much smoother.  Saturday we hit Waynesville, Sunday was the Dillard House and Dillsboro, and yesterday morning we headed for home. 

Here are a few snapshots of our trip...

The Dillard House Farmzoo

Gem mining

At the bottom of our road, there is a dock that overlooks the creek.

And a rec center with two playgrounds, tons of green space and a trail.  We both went for a run, but not at the same time.

Being goofy...the majority of my pics look like this one.

Our boys

Owen on his first mountain trip in October 2008

May 2012

How long?

Has it really been four weeks since my last post?  I honestly didn't realize that until right now.

I'm going to try and sum up the last four weeks in bullet format:

• We went to the zoo on the perfect day.  It wasn't crowded and not hot at all.  

• Our lifelong friends Jamie and Chris welcomed their twins and now they are a family of six.  Welcome to the world Ashley and Camden!

• Owen graduated from the three-year-old tiger class.  He is now a pony and next year is his last at St. Paul's and then off to kindergarten!

• My birthday was last week and I got a Kindle Fire and new running shoes.  I've hardly used the new Kindle b/c Owen wants to play (educational) games every chance he gets.

• Oliver is seven months old.  Like, he will be a year old in less than five months.  Time is moving too fast.  M U S T  S L O W  D O W N.

• We booked our next Disney trip.  We originally wanted to go in December, b/c we've never been then and Owen loves Christmas.  I mean, how cool would it be to watch the (fake) snow fall on Main Street USA?  While doing research, we discovered they had free dining in September and so we changed our plans to save $$$.  We booked with both kids, but may or may not take Oliver.  We said we'd never be one of those people who take their baby to Disney World, but I don't know if we could leave him for that long.  

  

• Our annual beach trip to North Litchfield is coming up soon.  Here's hoping the next 6.5 weeks go just as fast as the last four!  I know that negates what I just said about slowing down, but I can't wait for this view!