Father's Day Weekend

To celebrate the lovely fathers in our life, we traveled to a near by lake to spend last weekend.  Let me tell you, we have some wonderful fathers around here! First, Rich. He is the best daddy to Mr. Noah.  My dad is a wonderful dad and Papi.  And my grandpa aka Papa is just as awesome!

This was the FIRST time that we have spent the night away with Noah.  I was more than prepared.  I planned, shopped and packed the entire week.  I had 7 bags packed for just Noah and me for the 2 nights we were away.  We had a wonderful time.  Noah did not adjust well to sleeping away from his crib, but he loved being at the lake and playing in the water.  The first night he was up every 15 minutes and finally ended up in the bed with Rich and me.  The second night he slept about 5 hours in his Pack N Play and then ended up in the bed with Rich and me.  And as usual he was up bright and early before 6 both mornings (this is typical even at home).

In the next few weeks we will be doing a lot of traveling. This Friday we leave for a road trip to Texas.  Then, next Friday we are going to visit Rich's family and then back to the lake for the 4th of July.  Before it is all done Noah will be an expert traveler.  Rich is not going to Texas, but my parents will be a big help.  We are not bringing the Pack N Play because it will be easier to have Noah sleep in the bed with me.

So, what do you do at the lake with an 8 month old baby? Well, you try to take them on a boat ride.

The ONLY smile we got out of him. 

My mom, Noah and me

He hated the life jacket. I do not blame him. It was hot, restrictive, and uncomfortable. 

He lasted about 10 minutes on the boat.  Next, we tried the beach. This was much more his style.  He loved playing in the sand and water, watching the boats zoom by, and playing with his toy boat.

We are going back for the 4th of July. I am pretty excited.  I love to be on the go and it is nice to get away from the every day routine.

My dad and Noah watching for boats EARLY Sunday morning.  

View from our condo.  Lovely. 

My grandma, my mom, Noah and me. No, the color coordination was not planned. 

After a lot of fun Saturday and Sunday morning at the beach, we decided to try a local place to eat. It was at a marina close by the condo and it was called Mangos. It was fun and the food was good (well, at least I was told it was good). Apparently, they had the BEST hamburger ever.  And, Noah got his first try of lemon...

Yummm

Here is to the next few weeks of traveling and fun!